Abstract
We measured the fat thickness noninvasively by using a diffuse optical method for tissuesimulating phantoms and human tissues. A light source module composed of 770 nm low-power chip LEDs and a photo-detector were used in this study. The optical tissue phantoms were composed of a fat and a muscle layer made with gels with appropriate absorption/scattering coefficients. The fat thickness was varied from several to 30 mm. After a proper calibration procedure, we used this system to conduct human studies. Based on this preliminary study, noninvasive fat thickness measurements are possible with a simple curve-fitting procedure.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1663-1667 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the Korean Physical Society |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 Nov |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Diffuse optics
- Fat thickness
- LED
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy