System for blood flow measurement with affixed laser speckle contrast analysis
US11709120B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2015/0222
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for improved laser speckle imaging of samples, such as vascularized tissue, for the determination of the rate of movement of light scattering particles within the sample. The system includes a structure adjoining a light source and a photo-sensitive detector. The structure can be positioned adjacent the sample (e.g., coupled to the sample) and configured to orient the light source and detector relative the sample such that surface reflections, including specular reflections and diffuse reflections, are discouraged from entering the detection field of the detector. The separation distance along the structure between the light source and the detector may further enable selective depth penetration into the sample and biased sampling of multiply scattered photons. The system includes an operably coupled processor programmed to derive contrast metrics from the detector and to relate the contrast metrics to a rate of movement of the light scattering particles.
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