Spatio-temporal analysis of blood perfusion by imaging photoplethysmography

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Abstract

Imaging photoplethysmography (iPPG) has attracted much attention over the last years. The vast majority of works focuses on methods to reliably extract the heart rate from videos. Only a few works addressed iPPGs ability to exploit spatio-temporal perfusion pattern to derive further diagnostic statements. This work directs at the spatio-temporal analysis of blood perfusion from videos. We present a novel algorithm that bases on the two-dimensional representation of the blood pulsation (perfusion map). The basic idea behind the proposed algorithm consists of a pairwise estimation of time delays between photoplethysmographic signals of spatially separated regions. The probabilistic approach yields a parameter denoted as perfusion speed. We compare the perfusion speed versus two parameters, which assess the strength of blood pulsation (perfusion strength and signal to noise ratio). Preliminary results using video data with different physiological stimuli (cold pressure test, cold face test) show that all measures are influenced by those stimuli (some of them with statistical certainty). The perfusion speed turned out to be more sensitive than the other measures in some cases. However, our results also show that the intraindividual stability and interindividual comparability of all used measures remain critical points. This work proves the general feasibility of employing the perfusion speed as novel iPPG quantity. Future studies will address open points like the handling of ballistocardiographic effects and will try to deepen the understanding of the predominant physiological mechanisms and their relation to the algorithmic performance.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Diagnostics and Sensing XVIII
EditorsGerard L. Cote
PublisherSPIE - The international society for optics and photonics, Bellingham
ISBN (electronic)9781510614871
Publication statusPublished - 20 Feb 2018
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging
Volume10501
ISSN1605-7422

Conference

TitleOptical Diagnostics and Sensing XVIII: Toward Point-of-Care Diagnostics 2018
Duration29 - 30 January 2018
CitySan Francisco
CountryUnited States of America

Keywords

Research priority areas of TU Dresden

Sustainable Development Goals

Keywords

  • Camera, Hemodynamics, Imaging photoplethysmography, Perfusion, Remote sensing