@inproceedings{6eb7a28838804e0db078ddb386c8d947,
title = "A hand-held EPR scanner for transcutaneous oximetry",
abstract = "Cutaneous (skin) oxygenation is an important prognostic factor for the treatment of chronic wounds, skin cancer, diabetes side effects, and limb amputation. Currently, there are no reliable methods for measuring this parameter. Oximetry, using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, is emerging as a potential tool for clinical oximetry, including cutaneous applications. The problem with EPR oximetry, however, is that the conventional EPR design requires the use of a large magnet that can generate homogeneous field across the sample, making it unattractive for clinical practice. We present a novel approach that makes use of a miniature permanent magnet, combined with a small microwave resonator, to enable the acquisition of EPR signals from paramagnetic species placed on the skin. The instrumentation consists of a hand-held, modular, cylindrical probehead with overall dimensions of 36-mm diameter and 24-mm height, with 150-g weight. The probehead includes a Halbach array of 16 pieces (4×4×8 mm3) of Sm-Co permanent magnet and a loop-gap resonator (2.24 GHz). Preliminary measurements using a Hahn-echo pulse sequence (800 echos in 20 ms) showed a signalto- noise ratio of ∼70 compared to ∼435 in a homogenous magnet under identical settings.",
keywords = "EPR, Miniature probehead, Oximetry, Skin",
author = "Helen Wolfson and Rizwan Ahmad and Ygal Twig and Aharon Blank and Periannan Kuppusamy",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 SPIE.; Medical Imaging 2015: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging ; Conference date: 24-02-2015 Through 26-02-2015",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1117/12.2083864",
language = "الإنجليزيّة",
series = "Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE",
editor = "Barjor Gimi and Molthen, {Robert C.}",
booktitle = "Medical Imaging 2015",
}
