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    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Computer Vision
    • Physiological Monitoring

    Background:

    • Peripheral blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) is a critical health indicator, especially relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    • Low SpO2 can precede obvious symptoms in COVID-19 patients, necessitating accessible monitoring.
    • Contact-based SpO2 measurement methods pose risks of cross-contamination and discomfort.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop the first noncontact SpO2 estimation scheme using smartphone cameras and convolutional neural networks (CNNs).
    • To provide a convenient, comfortable, and privacy-preserving method for SpO2 monitoring.
    • To design explainable AI models inspired by optophysiological principles for SpO2 measurement.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized smartphone videos of the hand for physiological sensing.
    • Developed novel CNN architectures inspired by optophysiological models.
    • Demonstrated model explainability through weight visualization for channel combination.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed noncontact CNN-based method outperformed state-of-the-art contact-based SpO2 estimation models.
    • Analyzed the influence of skin type and hand side on SpO2 estimation accuracy.
    • Validated the potential of the method for public health applications.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed noncontact SpO2 estimation using smartphone cameras shows significant potential for widespread public health use.
    • The explainable AI approach enhances trust and understanding of the SpO2 measurement process.
    • This technology offers a user-friendly and safe alternative for remote physiological monitoring.