Method amp; apparatus for determining red blood cell deformability by imaging red blood cells while applying vibratory energy

摘要

A method and apparatus for determining the deformability of red blood cells by illuminating a sample of red blood cells that are subjected to vibration and then using image recognition analysis to compare these vibrated red blood cells to red blood cells that are not experiencing vibration. The amplitude and frequency of vibration at which deformation or distortion occurs can also be determined.