Self-mixing in a diode laser as a method for cardiovascular diagnostics

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 152-160

  Meigas, Kalju ^a   Hinrikus, Hiie ^a   Kattai, Rain ^a   Lass, Jaanus ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Coherent photodetection; Doppler shifted light; Optical fiber; Pulse wave delay time; Pulse wave profile

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTODIODES;

BLOOD FLOW MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DIAGNOSTICS; COHERENT PHOTODETECTION; DOPPLER FREQUENCY SHIFT; ERYHTHROCYTES; PULSE WAVE DELAY TIME; PULSE WAVE PROFILE; SELF MIXING SIGNAL EXTRACTION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; OPTICS; PULSATILE FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LASERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPTICS; PULSATILE FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037208328     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1528949     Document Type: Article

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