Laser Doppler flowmetry for assessment of tissue microcirculation: 30 years to clinical acceptance

Martin J. Leahy; Gert E. Nilsson

doi:10.1117/12.843780

23 February 2010 Laser Doppler flowmetry for assessment of tissue microcirculation: 30 years to clinical acceptance

Martin J. Leahy, Gert E. Nilsson

Proceedings Volume 7563, Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics VII; 75630E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.843780
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Both laser Doppler perfusion monitoring (LDPM) and imaging (LDPI) are versatile methods for investigation of the microcirculation of the skin and other organs. Even after about 30 years of use, true everyday clinical applications are however, still sparse with the possible exception of burn depth assessment and LDP has to be regarded as a laboratory rather than a clinical tool. The principles of laser Doppler perfusion monitoring and imaging and its evolution as a research and clinical tool are addressed in this paper.

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Martin J. Leahy and Gert E. Nilsson "Laser Doppler flowmetry for assessment of tissue microcirculation: 30 years to clinical acceptance", Proc. SPIE 7563, Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics VII, 75630E (23 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.843780

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