@inproceedings{62618b25c5c4424aa6bc4aa312accac9,
title = "Hybrid optical prototype for sepsis bedside diagnostics",
abstract = "Severe sepsis accounts for a third of patient deaths in the intensive care units worldwide therefore early sepsis detection and therapy onset is crucial for reduction of patient mortality and expenditures. In the present study the device prototype for sepsis bedside diagnostics is proposed, by combining hyperspectral and thermal imaging. The diagnostic principle is based on evaluation of skin oxygenation and micro perfusion inhomogeneity. Preliminary results confirm early heterogeneity detection of skin oxygenation (hemoglobin saturation with oxygen) and temperature caused by oxygen utilization and blood perfusion impairments. The present findings indicate on high sensitivity of developed prototype compared to routine subjective visual assessment of patient's skin by clinicians.",
keywords = "Hyperspectral imaging, Sepsis, Skin oxygenation, Thermal imaging., Tissue perfusion",
author = "M. Lacis and S. Kazune and Z. Marcinkevics and U. Rubins and A. Grabovskis",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} SPIE 2019.; 22nd Annual Conference for Novel Optical Systems, Methods, and Applications 2019 ; Conference date: 13-08-2019 Through 14-08-2019",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1117/12.2529230",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Hahlweg, \{Cornelius F.\} and Mulley, \{Joseph R.\}",
booktitle = "Novel Optical Systems, Methods, and Applications XXII",
address = "United States",
}