GB2292034A - Laser doppler microscopy - Google Patents
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Abstract
The velocity of blood cells in skin or other tissue capillaries is determined by a laser Doppler technique. A laser beam is focussed on to a capillary by means of a lens L1, mirror M1 and beam splitter system BS1/F1. Measurement of the velocity of the blood cells in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the tissue is effected by detecting the frequency of directly-back scattered radiation. The area being examined is also illuminated 13, 14, 15, 16 and imaged 3 to enable the apparatus to be precisely positioned. <IMAGE>
Description
LASER DOPPLER MICROSCOPY METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS
Field of the Invention
This invention relates to laser Doppler microscopy methods and instruments.
Laser Doppler microscopy techniques are being used increasingly for research purposes.
A paper entitled "A laser Doppler microscope - Its optical and signal-snalysing systems and some experimental results of flow velocity" was presented at the Laser Doppler
Anemometry Symposium 1975 in Copenhagen by H. Mishina, T.
Ushizaka and T. Asakura and published in the June 1976 issue of "Optics and Laser Technology".
This paper contains a description of the use of a laser
Doppler microscope to obtain measurements of velocity in a biological field, in particular the velocity of the blood cells flowing in a venule and in a capillary over the web of a frog's foot. The work described in the paper indicates the capability of measuring the velocity of blood cells in the specific circumstances described in the paper.
The technique described by Mishina et al. does not, however, enable the rate of flow of blood through the capillaries of human skin to be measured in a non-invasive manner.
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide improved methods and instruments for the carrying out of laser Doppler microscopy techniques, particularly for the carrying out of measurements of blood cell velocity through skin capillaries in a non-invasive manner.
In US Patent Specification No. 4142796 (Riva), there is described a measurement system in which a beam of laser light is impinged on blood vessels in the retina. This system is applicable, however, only to measurements of flow in relatively large vessels, such as are found in the retina, but not to the measurement of blood cell velocity in a capillary.
Summary of the Invention
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for the determination of blood cell velocity in a capillary by a laser Doppler technique which includes measuring the velocity by detecting directly backscattered laser radiation.
According to a more specific aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for the determination of the velocity of blood cells in a capillary in a tissue, for example, skin tissue, by a laser Doppler technique which includes measuring the velocity of the blood cells in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the tissue by detecting directly back-scattered laser radiation.
The light generated by a laser source is preferably focussed by a lens system, which may include two lenses, to a spot size of the order of 10 microns in diameter. A CCD camera is preferably employed and is focussed so that the object plane and the laser focal point are the same.
The blood cells travelling with a velocity component perpendicular to the skin surface will, in effect, form an erythrocyte column moving with a velocity component perpendicular to the object plane so that the laser radiation will be reflected with a Doppler shift. An advantage of the perpendicular column is that the number of blood cells contributing to the back scatter is increased, thus increasing the strength of the detected signal. The 'sample volume', where the intensity of the laser beam is high enough to obtain enough back scatter, is much longer than it is wide. Also, all the contributing blood cells will be travelling at substantially the same velocity.
This is in contrast with a system, such as that of Riva referred to above, which measures velocity in vessels lying parallel to the surface and in which only the cells across the width of the vessel are able to contribute to the system. With a wider vessel, the Doppler shift is broadened since there will now be blood cells travelling at different velocities across the diameter of the vessel. More complex processing algorithms are then required.
In accordance with a further feature of the present invention, the Doppler-shifted radiation is preferably collected by the lens system and focussed on to a photodetector via two beam splitters and two mirrors. At the same time, some of the light will also be back-scattered by some of the surrounding tissue and this back-scattered light will also be collected by the objective lens and focussed on to the detector. In the photodetector, the autodyne mixing of these two optical signals will then produce an electrical signal where the frequency of the ac component is directly proportional to the blood cell velocity.
The electrical signal from the photodetector is preferably amplified and filtered (50 Hz to 50 kHz bandpass) and then fed to an ADC (Analogue to Digital Converter), the output of which is buffered in a FIFO (First In First Out
Buffer) which, together with the associated logic is on a standard bus circuit board which is installed in an IBM AT/PC compatible computer. The software preferably takes the digitised data and performs an FFT (Fast Fourier
Transformation) from which the power spectrum is computed and the frequency of the peak in the power spectrum, or the maximum frequency above a certain power threshold, is detected and used to calculate the velocity of the blood cells in a selected capillary.
It is to be noted that the use of a FIFO is a means of relieving the computer software from the burden of collecting the data from the ADC at the signal sample rate, which may be variable up to 50 kHz. The software thus only has to collect blocks of samples, typically 512 samples every 0.05 seconds.
The computer software can then process one block of data whilst the FIFO collects the next block.
According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided an instrument for use in the determination of blood cell velocity in a capillary by a laser Doppler technique, said instrument comprising means for generating a laser beam, a camera and means for measuring the blood cell velocity by detecting directly back-scattered laser radiation.
As set out above, the laser beam is preferably focussed by a lens system, which may include two lenses, to a spot size of the order of 10 microns in diameter and the camera is preferably a CCD camera which is focussed so that the object plane and the laser focal point are the same.
The arrangement may be such that, if more than one measurement site is selected, the laser beam can be moved from one site to the next, only resting at each site long enough to record a measurement. Two stepping motors may be used to move the laser beam along the x and y directions independently. The motors may be arranged to rotate a single mirror in a gimbalstype mount via cams.
Brief Description of the Drawings
Figure 1 is a schematic representation of an instrument for use in measuring capillary blood cell velocity,
Figure 2 is a block diagram of part of the instrument shown in Figure 1,
Figure 3 shows a typical Doppler burst signal after it has been filtered,
Figure 4 shows the processed capillary velocity,
Figure 5 shows capillaries at the nailfold, where they lie parallel to the surface,
Figure 6 shows capillaries from the back of the finger,
Figure 7 is a flow chart showing the general mode of operation of the computer software, and
Figures 8 and 9 are flow charts showing alternative methods of calculation of the velocity of the blood cells.
Description of the Preferred Embodiments
The instrument shown in Figure 1 includes a 10mW 780nm
Sharp LT027 laser diode 1 which is driven by a constant current source 2 so as to keep a constant power output even with changes in reflectance from the object and internal optics. Any other low-noise, single-mode laser could alternatively be employed as long as it had sufficient power. A near infra red laser is preferred since it is easier to filter it out from the camera spectrum, and silicon photodiodes are most sensitive in this range. The instrument also includes a CCt) camera 3 having an image plane 4 and a photodetector 5 having an image plane 6.
The power output of the laser diode 1 may vary with temperature. Temperature control of the laser diode 1 may, therefore, be provided. Alternatively, the laser diode temperature may be monitored and the drive current adjusted accordingly.
The laser beam is focussed to a spot at the object plane by a pair of lenses L1 and t2. Lens L1 is a plano-convex lens having a focal length of, for example, 20 mm. and lens L2 is a microscope objective lens. The laser beam passes through a beam splitter BS2 and is reflected by a mirror M1 and by a beam splitter BS1/Ft. The beam splitters BS2 and BS1/F1 are so chosen as to obtain an optimum signal to noise ratio for both the camera 3 and the photodetector 5. Beam splitter BS1/F1 also acts as a filter.
The laser beam impinges on the subject under examination.
As shown, the subject is a finger. The reflected laser radiation is collected by lens L2 and focussed via beam splitter BS1/F1, mirror Mi, beam splitter BS2 and a second mirror M2 on to the photodetector 5 which is in the form of a 1 mm. X 1 mm. PIN photodiode. The active area (or aperture in the image plane 5) can be optimised for the best signal to noise ratio. The output of the photodetector or photodiode 5 is amplified, bandwith limited and then passed to an ADC (Analogue to Digital Converter) 7. The output of the ADC 7 is buffered in a FIFO (First In First Out Buffer) 8. The ADC 7 and the FIFO 8, together with the associated logic, are on an industry standard bus circuit board installed in an IBM AT/PC compatible computer 9.
The computer software now takes the digitised data and performs an FFT (Fast Fourier Transformation) from which the power spectrum is computed and the frequency of the peak in the power spectrum (or the maximum frequency above a certain power threshold) is detected and used to calculate the velocity of the blood cells in a particular capillary. The information analysed by the computer can be displayed graphically on a monitor 10. The general method of operation of the computer software is shown in the flow chart of Figure 7. Two alternative methods of calculating the velocity of the blood cells are shown in Figures 8 and 9. These methods, i.e. the envelope detection method and the peak detection method, will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.
In a practical embodiment, the ADC 7 is a type AD7870JN manufactured by Analog Devices Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts and the FIFO 8 comprises two type AM7201-5ORC devices produced by Advanced Micro Devices Inc. of Sunnyvale, California.
The image formed by lens L2 is also focussed (via beam splitter BS1/F1 and a second filter F2) on to the CCD array of camera 3. This may be a high-resolution, high-sensitivity, monochrome XC-75CE camera produced by Sony Corporation. The camera output is fed to a video monitor 11 and also to a SVHS videorecorder 12. The videorecorder 12 can also be arranged to record the analogue output from the amplifier on to one of the audio tracks.
A frame grabber 11A can also be used to record snap-shots from the camera 3, or movie sequences, though this may be only of a selected area because of data bus bandwidth limitations.
With, however, further technical developments in this area, it may become economically possible to record whole frames digitally at frame rate. The frame grabber llA can be a model
DT3851 produced by Data Translation Inc. of Marlboro,
Massachusetts.
The subject, for example, a finger 18, is illuminated by a 100W halogen light source 13 via a fibre optic cable 14, a lens 15 and a green or blue/green filter 16. green or bluegreen light is used since this maximises the contrast between the erythrocytes and the tissue, the CCD camera 3 is most sensitive in this region and the photodiode 5 is not very sensitive to green. The lens 15 may be replaced by a shaped acrylic rod and the filter 16 may be a BC7-40 Schott glass blue/green filter to enhance contrast.
The subject can be positioned and focussed by the operator using an XYZ micropositioner stage 17. Alternatively, the subject can be maintained stationary and the instrument as a whole moved using a micropositioner. The use of the audio signal which is generated can enable the operator to locate more readily the point of maximum signal strength.
The software which is used may be such that the location of the capillaries can be determined by analysing the data from the frame grabber 114. The instrument may thus be arranged to scan over each capillary area to find the point of maximum signal strength and the software will be such that the image will be monitored continuously for any movement of the subject.
There are basically three sources of movement:
a) involuntary muscle movements,
b) respiration movements, and
c) pulsatile cardiac pressure wave movements.
The first two types of movement are relatively easy to prevent mechanically by suitable fixing of the subject to the stage 17. The third are more difficult and are quite small movements. In addition, the subject cannot be clamped too close to the measurement area without disturbing the flow which is being measured.
To overcome this, the video image can be captured and a two-dimensional cross-correlation or other function used to determine the relative movement of the image. Cross-correlation is a standard technique and details of the method of carrying out tnis procedure can readily be ascertained from the text books on image/signal processing. For example, a twodimensional correlation of two consecutive images may be calculated with the point of maximum applitude corresponding to the positional difference between the two images. This information can then be used to offset the position of the probing area. As the heartbeae is typically about 1Hz, a quite high processing rate will be required.
Before carrying out a measurement, a drop of liquid paraffin is preferably placed on the relevant part of the finger 18. This serves to reduce surface reflections. The liquid paraffin should be at skin temperature before application to avoid any unwanted disturbances to blood flow.
The finger 18 is held securely in position and a perpendicular capillary loop is positioned under the laser beam. The capillary selected (which is viewed using the camera 3) should be one where there is little surface reflection of the laser beam since too much surface reflection will result in feed-back into the laser causing a lot of "noise". Too much surface reflection may also cause tissue surface movements to dominate the reflected signal. When the beam is moved off the capillary, a "zero" flow or close to zero flow should be shown with little noise.
The operator should position the laser beam over the top of the arterial or venous limb and should avoid the apex of the capillary, since this may cause a doubling of the measured velocity by the homodyne mixing of the laser radiation reflected by blood cells travelling in opposite directions in the two limbs.
Figure 3 shows a typical Doppler burst signal after it has been filtered and each burst may well correspond to the passage of a single blood cell.
The processed capillary velocity is shown in Figure 4 and the pulsatile nature of the velocity, due to the cardiac cycle, is to be noted. The flat section about two thirds of the way along the trace is signal drop-out, because the blood cell velocity has fallen to zero. This low-frequency variability is termed 'vasomotion .
Figure 5 shows the capillaries at the nailfold where they lie parallel to the surface at a magnification of about 500 times. This is to be compared to Figure 6 which shows capillaries from the back of the finger at a magnification of about 250 times. It is to be noted that, in Figure 6, only the apical part of the capillary is visible for most capillaries.
The blood cells travelling along the arterial or venous limb of a selected capillary which is perpendicular to the skin surface will, in effect, form an erythrocyte column moving with a velocity component perpendicular to the object plane. The laser radiation (which has been focussed to a spot size of the order of 10 microns in diameter) is scattered in all directions, mostly in the forward direction. All the scattered radiation will be Doppler-shifted, the actual amount of shift being dependant on the scattering angle with the maximum frequency shift occurring for directly back-scattered radiation.
The laser radiation scattered through 1800 will thus be effected by a Doppler shift and is collected by lens L1 and focussd on to the image plane 6 of the detector 5 via the beam splitter BS1/Fl, mirror M1, beam splitter BS2 and mirror M2.
The actual shift in frequency is directly proportional to the refractive index of blood plasma and to the velocity of the scattering blood cell(s). It is inversely proportional to the wavelength of the laser source.
At the same time, some of the surrounding radiation will also be back-scattered by some of the surrounding tissue and this 1800 back-scattered radiation (which has not been subjected to a Doppler shift) will also be collected by the lens L1 and focussed on to the image plane 6 of the detector 5 via the beam splitter BSl/F1, mirror M1, beam splitter BS2 and mirror M2. The autodyne beating of the two optical signals at the detector will then produce the electrical signal (analysed by the computer 9) where the frequency of the ac component is directly proportional to the blood flow velocity.
The initial laser frequency = speed of light / wavelength, i.e. approximately 3 X 108 / 780 X 10 ~9 = approx.
3.8 X 1014 Hz. The Doppler shifts typically measured are around 3 kHz and the instrument of the present invention may thus have a measurement range of from 150 Hz to 50 kHz.
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1. A method for the determination of blood cell velocity in a capillary by a laser Doppler technique which includes measuring the velocity by detecting directly back-scattered laser radiation.
2. A method for the determination of the velocity of blood cells in a capillary in a tissue by a laser noppler technique which includes measuring the velocity of the blood cells in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the tissue by detecting directly back-scattered laser radiation.
3. A method as claimed in Claim 2, in which the laser beam is focussed to a spot size of the order of 10 microns in diameter.
4. A method as claimed in Claim 2, which includes illuminating the surface of the tissue by a light source and obtaining, by means of a camera, an image of that part of the tissue surface at which the laser beam is directed.
5. A method for the determination of the velocity of blood cells in a capillary substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
6. An instrument for use in the determination of blood cell velocity in a capillary by a laser Doppler technique, said instrument comprising means for generating a laser beam, a camera and means for measuring the velocity by detecting directly back-scattered laser radiation.
7. An instrument as claimed in Claim 6, which includes a lens system which collects the back-scattered laser beam and focuses the Doppler-shifted back-scattered radiation on to a photodetector via at least one beam splitter, said lens system also serving to effect focussing of radiation back-scattered by surrounding tissue and not subjected to Doppler-shifting.
8. An instrument as claimed in Claim 7, which includes two beam splitters and two mirrors for directing the Dopplershifted back-scattered radiation on to the photodetector.
9. An instrument as claimed in Claim 7, in which means are provided whereby the autodyne beating of the Dopplershifted and non-Doppler shifted radiation signals produce an electrical signal in the photodetector having a frequency component proportional to the blood cell velocity.
10. An instrument as claimed in Claim 9, which includes an ADC (Analogue to Digital Converter) to which the output from the photodetector is fed and a FIFO (First In First Out Buffer) in which the output of the ADC is buffered, the photodetector output being amplified, bandwith limited and then converted by the ADC.
11. An instrument as claimed in Claim 7, in which means are provided for illuminating the capillary by means of green light or blue/green light, and in which the green or blue/green light reflected from the capillary is collected by the objective lens and focussed on the image plane of the camera.
12. An instrument for use in the determination of the velocity of blood cells in a tissue capillary by a laser
Doppler technique substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
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