Title :
Dynamic OCT for physiological function of venules of human fingers
Author :
Fuji, Toshie ; Kuwabara, Mitsuo ; Ohmi, Masato ; Haruna, Masamitsu
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Med., Osaka Univ., Osaka
Abstract :
We demonstrate dynamic OCT for physiological function of a venule of a human finger in response to warming of the legs of a volunteer. The dynamic OCT allows us to observe clearly expansion of the venule during warming of the legs. This novel technique is useful for micro analyses of physiological functions of peripheral vessels.
Keywords :
biothermics; blood vessels; medical image processing; optical tomography; physiology; human fingers; optical coherence tomography; peripheral vessels; physiological function; Blood flow; Electronics packaging; Fingers; Humans; In vivo; Leg; Optical imaging; Protocols; Skin; Temperature control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391171
