Efficient characterization of regional mesenteric blood flow by use of laser speckle imaging

Appl Opt. 2003 Oct 1;42(28):5759-64. doi: 10.1364/ao.42.005759.

Abstract

We present a noninvasive full-field method--laser speckle imaging (LSI)--for measuring the regional mesenteric blood flow without scanning. A system of LSI was designed and validated in a model experiment. Dynamics of regional blood flow in the rat mesentery under the influence of noradrenaline were monitored by this method. Spatial and temporal characteristics of the mesenteric blood-flow response were achieved with high resolution. These suggested that LSI might provide a new approach to microcirculation studies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Diagnostic Imaging*
  • Lasers*
  • Male
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Splanchnic Circulation*