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Comprehensive workflow and its validation for simulating diffuse speckle statistics for optical blood flow

Lisa Kobayashi Frisk¹, Manish Verma¹, Faruk Bešlija¹

¹ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain.

Biomedical Optics Express

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This study developed a simulation method to improve deep blood flow measurements using speckle contrast optical spectroscopy and tomography (SCOS/SCOT). Simulations revealed detector noise impacts accuracy, guiding practical instrument design.

Area of Science:

Biomedical Optics
Medical Imaging
Optical Spectroscopy

Background:

Diffuse optical methods like speckle contrast optical spectroscopy and tomography (SCOS/SCOT) are crucial for measuring deep blood flow.
Designing practical SCOS/SCOT systems requires understanding signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and sampling effects.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a simulation method for speckle contrast signals, incorporating detector noise.
To investigate the impact of physical and experimental parameters on the accuracy and precision of blood flow measurements using SCOS/SCOT.

Main Methods:

Developed a novel simulation method for speckle contrast signals, including detector noise.
Validated the simulation method through experimental comparison.
Utilized simulations to analyze the effects of various parameters on measurement accuracy and precision.

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Main Results:

Simulations accurately reflected experimental speckle contrast signals.
Systematic detector effects were found to decrease the accuracy and precision of blood flow measurements, particularly at low signal levels.
Identified key parameters influencing measurement performance.

Conclusions:

The developed simulation method is a valuable tool for SCOS/SCOT system design and optimization.
Understanding and mitigating detector noise is critical for accurate deep blood flow quantification.
Provides guidelines for enhancing the practical application of SCOS and SCOT instruments.