title: Analysis of NIRS-based muscle oxygenation parameters by inclusion of adipose tissue thickness.
abstract: The assessment of muscle oxygenation by non-invasive near-infrared spectroscopy generally assumes a homogeneous medium, and this is flawed for large adipose tissue layers underneath the skin. Here we summarize the influence of the adipose tissue thickness on the oxygenation data, show that the adipose layer can be measured by NIRS and indicate a possible correction algorithm. Spectroscopic evidence suggests the usefulness of this algorithm, however, not in all subjects.
authors.affiliation: RheinAhrCampus Remagen, University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, Remagen, Germany.
authors.forename: Svenja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grieger
authors.affiliation: RheinAhrCampus Remagen, University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, Remagen, Germany.
authors.forename: Dmitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Geraskin
authors.affiliation: RheinAhrCampus Remagen, University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, Remagen, Germany.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steimers
authors.affiliation: RheinAhrCampus Remagen, University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, Remagen, Germany. kohl-bareis@rheinahrcampus.de.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kohl-Bareis
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen