Quantitative characterization of traumatic bruises by combined pulsed photothermal radiometry and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy

Luka Vidovič; Matija Milanič; Lise L. Randeberg; Boris Majaron

doi:10.1117/12.2077188

26 February 2015 Quantitative characterization of traumatic bruises by combined pulsed photothermal radiometry and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy

Luka Vidovič, Matija Milanič, Lise L. Randeberg, Boris Majaron

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Proceedings Volume 9303, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics XI; 930307 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2077188
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2015, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We apply diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and pulsed photothermal radiometry (PPTR) for characterization of the bruise evolution process. While DRS provides information in a wide range of visible wavelengths, the PPTR enables extraction of detailed depth distribution and concentration profiles of selected absorbers (e.g. melanin, hemoglobin). In this study, we simulate experimental DRS spectra and PPTR signals using the Monte Carlo technique and focus on characterization of a suitable fitting approach for their analysis. We find inverse Monte Carlo to be superior to the diffusion approximation approach for the inverse analysis of DRS spectra. The analysis is then augmented with information obtainable by the fitting of the PPTR signal. We show that both techniques can be coupled in a combined fitting approach. The combining of two complementary techniques improves the robustness and accuracy of the inverse analysis, enabling a comprehensive quantitative characterization of the bruise evolution dynamics.

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Luka Vidovič, Matija Milanič, Lise L. Randeberg, and Boris Majaron "Quantitative characterization of traumatic bruises by combined pulsed photothermal radiometry and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 9303, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics XI, 930307 (26 February 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2077188

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