Real-time non-invasive assessment of human hematocrit

Donald D. Duncan; David G. Fischer; Jerry G. Myers

doi:10.1117/12.909889

15 February 2012 Real-time non-invasive assessment of human hematocrit

Donald D. Duncan, David G. Fischer, Jerry G. Myers

Proceedings Volume 8222, Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics IX; 82220M (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909889
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

An important indicator of health status is hematocrit (HCT), the fractional volume of red blood cells. As such, a noninvasive, real-time means of its measurement is highly desirable in a space flight situation. We propose to exploit ultrasound technology to provide such a capability. We introduce a specific measurement concept including the hardware and requisite processing algorithms, and discuss progress towards realization of such a measurement capability.

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Donald D. Duncan, David G. Fischer, and Jerry G. Myers "Real-time non-invasive assessment of human hematocrit", Proc. SPIE 8222, Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics IX, 82220M (15 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909889

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