Red and infrared light distribution in blood

Ana Carolina de Magalhães; Elisabeth M. Yoshimura

doi:10.1117/12.2001538

22 February 2013 Red and infrared light distribution in blood

Ana Carolina de Magalhães, Elisabeth M. Yoshimura

Proceedings Volume 8569, Mechanisms for Low-Light Therapy VIII; 856906 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2001538
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2013, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Low level laser therapy (LLLT) is used in several applications, including the reduction of inflammatory processes. It might be used to prevent the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), which some patients develop after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery. The objectives of this study were to investigate light distribution inside blood, in order to implement the LLLT during CPB, and, through this study, to determine the best wavelength and the best way to perform the treatment. The blood, diluted to the same conditions of CPB procedure was contained inside a cuvette and an optical fiber was used to collect the scattered light. Two wavelengths were used: 632.8 nm and 820 nm. Light distribution in blood inside CPB tubes was also evaluated. Compared to the 820 nm light, the 632.8 nm light is scattered further away from the laser beam, turning it possible that a bigger volume of blood be treated. The blood should be illuminated through the smallest diameter CPB tube, using at least four distinct points around it, in only one cross section, because the blood is kept passing through the tube all the time and the whole volume will be illuminated.

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Ana Carolina de Magalhães and Elisabeth M. Yoshimura "Red and infrared light distribution in blood", Proc. SPIE 8569, Mechanisms for Low-Light Therapy VIII, 856906 (22 February 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2001538

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