Abstract:
A measurement system for determining at least one parameter of a subject, the system comprising: an acoustic device for generating and irradiating a region of interest in the subject with acoustic tagging radiation having a carrier frequency and being modulated by a predetermined coding function of at least one parameter varying over time; an optical device for illuminating the region of interest with electromagnetic radiation of a predetermined frequency range, detecting an electromagnetic radiation response of the region of interest, and generating measured data indicative of interaction between the acoustic tagging radiation and the electromagnetic radiation at successive positions in the region of interest, the optical device being operable concurrently with the acoustic device during at least a first measurement session; and a control unit for processing the measured data and determining at least first data comprising spectral data as a function of position, such that each of the measured successive positions in the region of interest is characterized by its spectral data.
Abstract:
A fluid flow monitoring system is provided that has a processor utility which is connectable to an acoustic generator associated with acoustic ports and is operable for generating signals S0 to activate the acoustic ports for irradiating a region of interest with acoustic radiation of a certain frequency range centered at a frequency F0 and is connectable to at least one light output port associated with one or more light detectors for receiving light of at least one wavelength λ from the region of interest including light tagged by said acoustic radiation. The processor utility may be configured for analyzing the generated signals S0 and data indicative of the received light including light tagged by the corresponding acoustic radiation and determining correlation between the signals S0 and the data indicative of the received light, the correlation being informative of a measure of fluid flow in a turbid medium.
Abstract:
A system and method are presented for use in monitoring blood flow conditions in a region of interest in a patient's body, such as a brain or kidney region. The monitoring system comprises a blood flow sensing system, and a control unit configured for communication with the sensing system to operate and to process and analyze output data of the sensing system. The blood flow sensing system is configured and operable for measuring a blood flow parameter from a first region being a region of interest in a patient's body and generating first measured data indicative thereof, and measuring a blood flow parameter in a second region being a tissue region outside the brain region and generating second measured data indicative thereof The control unit is configured for operating the sensing system for carrying out substantially simultaneous measurements on the region of interest and the tissue region outside the region of interest and recording the first and second measured data, and configured and operable for determining a predetermined function characterizing a relation between the first measured data and the second measured data, and generating output data indicative of said relation, being indicative of the blood flow condition in the region of interest.