The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of in vivo quantitative near- infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in skeletal muscle at various workloads. NIRS was used for the quantitative measurement of O2 consumption (m _VO2) in the human flexor …
A short history of oximetry During the second half of the 19th century it was discovered that blood cells contain a colouring substance whose spectrum is influenced by various blood gases [Hoppe, 1862]. Stokes discovered that this coloured substance …