Abstract
A novel fiber probe for spatially resolved reflectance measurements is presented, which uses simultaneously read-out spectrometers for each source-detector separation. Therefore, with this fiber probe and a Monte Carlo simulation, it is possible to determine spectrally resolved absorption and reduced scattering coefficients from various skinsites. The absolute calibration is done by using an integrating sphere but a phantom based calibration procedure was undertaken to compare the results of different calibration techniques. For tissue measurements, a standard SMA adaptor with a one inch diameter face can be used to provide a stable base for placing the probe onto the tissue and the possibility to apply pressure. The evaluation process was carried out by comparing the measured absorption and scattering of silicone and liquid phantoms to their reference values, obtained by integrating sphere spectroscopy. In addition, preliminary skin measurements are presented.
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