Inspection of skin hemodynamics with hyperspectral camera

Takashi Nagaoka*, Natalja S. Eikje, Atsushi Nakamura, Katsuo Aizawa, Yoshio Kiyohara, Fumihiko Ichikawa, Toshio Yamazaki, Masao Doi, Katsushige Nakamura, Shinya Otsubo, Takayuki Sota

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Abstract

Using hyperspectral imaging techniques, which enable us to simultaneously obtain spatial and wavelength information, we have improved upon the newly developed hyperspectral camera to develop a method of observing changes in skin melanin levels and hemodynamics over time. As an evaluation of this method, we measured the skin diffuse reflectance spectrum of the human middle finger in an experiment of blood flow blockage in the brachial region. The changes in skin hemodynamics observed through this method match the behavior expected based on clinical knowledge, and also show an extremely high correlation with results obtained by the Erythema Index, which is used to make similar calculations from a limited number of wavelengths

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication29th Annual International Conference of IEEE-EMBS, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'07
Pages3357-3361
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Event29th Annual International Conference of IEEE-EMBS, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'07 - Lyon, France
Duration: 2007 Aug 232007 Aug 26

Publication series

NameAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)0589-1019

Conference

Conference29th Annual International Conference of IEEE-EMBS, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'07
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityLyon
Period07/8/2307/8/26

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Health Informatics

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