On the possibility of laser ektacytometry measurement of the kurtosis for erythrocyte deformability distribution

The problem of measuring red blood cell deformability by laser diffractometry in shear flow (ektacytometry) is considered. An algorithm has been developed for measuring the four central parameters of the erythrocyte deformability distribution, i.e. mean value, variance, asymmetry coefficient and kur...

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Published inQuantum electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Vol. 48; no. 10; pp. 983 - 987
Main Author Nikitin, S.Yu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol Kvantovaya Elektronika, Turpion Ltd and IOP Publishing 01.10.2018
IOP Publishing
Subjects
Algorithms
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
Deformation
DIFFRACTION
Diffraction patterns
DISTRIBUTION
erythrocyte deformability distribution
ERYTHROCYTES
Formability
Kurtosis
laser diffractometry
LASERS
Pattern analysis
RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
red blood cell deformability
Shear flow
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Summary:The problem of measuring red blood cell deformability by laser diffractometry in shear flow (ektacytometry) is considered. An algorithm has been developed for measuring the four central parameters of the erythrocyte deformability distribution, i.e. mean value, variance, asymmetry coefficient and kurtosis. The algorithm is designed to work with the peripheral part of the diffraction pattern and serves to analyse weakly inhomogeneous ensembles of red blood cells.
ISSN:1063-7818
1468-4799
DOI:10.1070/QEL16738