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In this research, we propose a method using a spectroscopic camera to estimate the concentration of blood in different layers of skin tissue. For the demonstration that shows the possibility of application of our method, we conducted a stimulation experiment on 20 subjects involving hot or carbonated baths to promote blood circulation, and estimated the blood concentration before and after stimulation. The results indicate the possibility of estimating blood concentration by proposed method based on spectroscopic images.
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Lin, M., Iuchi, K., Ono, K. et al. Estimation of blood concentration at different skin depths using a spectroscopic camera. Artif Life Robotics 27, 80–89 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-022-00738-x
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