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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-1-7
pubmed:abstractText
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has the potential to be a noninvasive method for hematocrit (HCT) measurement. This study shows the effect of erythrocyte aggregation at the level seen in healthy humans and pathological states on HCT measurement based on monitoring the slope changes in OCT depth reflectivity profile using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT). Our measurement indicates that the HCT estimated by SDOCT depends on the erythrocyte aggregation state and the flow rate. Measured HCT in blood samples with 0.6% and 2% dextran 500 is underestimated by 4.5%-10.5% and 17.1%-19.5% for HCT from 35%-55% at a flow rate of 4.7 mm/s. Underestimation is smaller at a high flow rate as compared to a low flow rate, indicating erythrocyte aggregation is an important factor that will affect accurate HCT measurement using SDOCT.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1558-2531
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2753-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-5-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of erythrocyte aggregation on hematocrit measurement using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Science, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China. xuxiangqun@zstu.edu.cn
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural