Near-infrared spectroscopy enables quantitative evaluation of human cartilage biomechanical properties during arthroscopy.

Affiliation

Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Finland; Diagnostic Imaging Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland. Electronic address: [Email]

Abstract

To investigate the feasibility of near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy (NIRS) for evaluation of human articular cartilage biomechanical properties during arthroscopy.

Keywords

Arthroscopy,Articular cartilage,Human knee joint,Machine learning,Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy,Principal components,Statistical decision making,