Monitoring vascular markers of joint inflammation in a rabbit model of rheumatoid arthritis with time-resolved near-infrared spectroscopy

Authors

Ajay Rajaram, Lawson Health Research Institute
Laura B. Morrison, Lawson Health Research Institute
Keith St Lawrence, Lawson Health Research Institute
Ting Yim Lee, Lawson Health Research Institute
Mamadou Diop, Lawson Health Research Institute

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

4-18-2016

Journal

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

First Page

3

Abstract

© OSA 2016. Joint inflammation plays a central role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is the main target of most therapeutic strategies. Vascular markers of RA were quantified using time-resolved NIRS and preliminary results show decreased oxyhemoglobin content in inflamed but not in healthy joints.