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Scattered light detects misshapen red blood cells

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Ashley N. Paddock, [email protected]

A new technique has been developed to ascertain the healthy shape of red blood cells in just a few seconds by analyzing the light scattered off hundreds of them at a time and applying a specific mathematical rule to calculate a healthy cell scattering signature. A light-scattering technique helps differentiate between healthy red blood cells (top row) and abnormal cells (bottom row). a = dimple depth; b = diameter (in “flattop” Gaussian function); σ = dimple width; h = cell thickness; D = diameter. Courtesy of Biomedical Optics Express. Misshapen red blood cells are...Read full article

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    Published: January 2012
    AmericasBiophotonicsBioScanblood cell depressionblood disease detectionBorn approximationFourier transform light scatteringFTLSGabriel Popescuhealthy cell scattering signatureIllinoislight-cell interactionmalaria detectionMicroscopymisshapen red blood cellsNewsOpticsRBCsred blood cellssickle cell anemia detectionTest & MeasurementUIUCUniversity of Illinois

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