Open AccessInfluence of polarization filtration on the information readout from pulsating blood vessels
Author(s) -
I. S. Sidorov,
Maxim A. Volynsky,
Alexei A. Kamshilin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
biomedical optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.362
H-Index - 86
ISSN - 2156-7085
DOI - 10.1364/boe.7.002469
Subject(s) - heartbeat , polarization (electrochemistry) , optics , computer vision , artificial intelligence , materials science , polarimetry , computer science , physics , scattering , chemistry , computer security
Imaging photoplethysmography (IPPG) is a recently developed technique for noncontact assessment of cardiovascular function. However, its wide use is limited by low signal-to-noise ratio due to motion artifacts. The aim of this work is to estimate the polarization-filtration impact on discriminating artifacts in IPPG measurements. Experiments were carried out in-vivo by almost simultaneous illumination of subject's palm with polarized and non-polarized light during video recording of 41 subjects. It was found that the light-polarization filtration efficiently reduces motion artifacts compared to the non-polarized illumination while the pulsation amplitude measured at the heartbeat frequency remains unaffected. The polarization filtration improves reliability of IPPG system in non-contact monitoring of subject's heart rate and its variability.