Assessing spatial resolution versus sensitivity from laser speckle contrast imaging: Application to frequency analysis

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1017-1023

  Bricq, Stéphanie ^a,b   Mahé, Guillaume ^c   Rousseau, David ^d   Humeau Heurtier, Anne ^a   Chapeau Blondeau, François ^a   Varela, Julio Rojas ^a   Abraham, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b Groupe Esaip   (France)

^c ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Laser doppler flowmetry; Laser speckle contrast imaging; Microcirculation; Skin

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PERFUSION; CARDIAC ACTIVITY; DETECTABILITY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST; LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING; MEASUREMENT SENSITIVITY; NON-CONTACT TECHNIQUES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT; REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL ACTIVITY; SPATIAL AVERAGING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECKLED IMAGES;

FLOWMETERS; MICROCIRCULATION; SKIN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

IMAGE RESOLUTION;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; LASER; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKIN; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LASERS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867858449     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-012-0919-3     Document Type: Article

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