Title :
Simultaneous oxygenation and flow using current modulation of VCSELs during ischemia
Author :
Ringuette, Dene ; Levy, Hart ; Levi, Ofer
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Biomater. & Biomed. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
In this work we demonstrate simultaneous laser speckle contrast imaging and multispectral reflectance imaging with coherence modulated VCSEL illumination during cortical ischemia. The advantages of VCSELs for potable hemodynamic monitoring are discussed.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; haemodynamics; laser applications in medicine; medical disorders; surface emitting lasers; coherence modulated VCSEL illumination; cortical ischemia; multispectral reflectance imaging; potable hemodynamic monitoring; simultaneous flow; simultaneous laser speckle contrast imaging; simultaneous oxygenation; Coherence; Imaging; Lighting; Reflectivity; Speckle; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
