THE MEASUREMENT OF FUNCTIONAL MICROCIRCULATORY GEOMETRY AND VELOCITY DISTRIBUTIONS USING AUTOMATED IMAGE ANALYSIS

摘要

The invention provides analysis algorithms for quantitative assessment of micro vascula tory video sequences that provide vessel thickness, vessel length and blood velocity per vessel segment. It further provides a metho d o f for calculating the functional 5 microvasculatory density and blood velocity as distributed over vessels with different t hickness, in the field of view.