Optical Fibre Sensor for Simultaneous Measurement of Capillary Refill Time and Contact Pressure

The widely applied capillary refill time (CRT) measurement is currently performed by manually applying pressure and using a stopwatch to record the time taken for the skin to recover its normal colour after a blanching pressure is applied. This method is highly subjective and observer-dependent. Thi...

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Main Authors: Chong Liu, Ricardo Correia, Hattan Ballaji, Serhiy Korposh, Barrie Hayes-Gill, Stephen Morgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/5/1388