Wearable near Infrared Sensor for Determining an Athlete's Lactate Threshold during Exercise

NIR news ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 8-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Driller ◽  
Daniel Plews ◽  
Nattai Borges
2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 612-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lixin Wang ◽  
Takahiro Yoshikawa ◽  
Taketaka Hara ◽  
Hayato Nakao ◽  
Takashi Suzuki ◽  
...  

Various near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) variables have been used to estimate muscle lactate threshold (LT), but no study has determined which common NIRS variable best reflects muscle estimated LT. Establishing the inflection point of 2 regression lines for deoxyhaemoglobin (ΔHHbi.p.), oxyhaemoglobin (ΔO2Hbi.p.), and tissue oxygenation index (TOIi.p.), as well as for blood lactate concentration, we then investigated the relationships between NIRS variables and ventilatory threshold (VT), LT, or maximal tissue hemoglobin index (nTHImax) during incremental cycling exercise. ΔHHbi.p. and TOIi.p. could be determined for all 15 subjects, but ΔO2Hbi.p. was determined for only 11 subjects. The mean absolute values for the 2 measurable slopes of the 2 continuous linear regression lines exhibited increased changes in 3 NIRS variables. The workload and VO2 at ΔO2Hbi.p. and nTHImax were greater than those at VT, LT, ΔHHbi.p., and TOIi.p.. For workload and VO2, ΔHHbi.p. was correlated with VT and LT, whereas ΔO2Hbi.p. was correlated with nTHImax, and TOIi.p. with VT and nTHImax. These findings indicate that ΔO2Hb strongly corresponds with local perfusion, and TOI corresponds with both local perfusion and deoxygenation, but that ΔHHb can exactly determine deoxygenation changes and reflect O2 metabolic dynamics. The finding of strongest correlations between ΔHHb and VT or LT indicates that ΔHHb is the best variable for muscle LT estimation.


2009 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.M. Mouazen ◽  
M.R. Maleki ◽  
L. Cockx ◽  
M. Van Meirvenne ◽  
L.H.J. Van Holm ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 2445-2461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akihiko Kuze ◽  
Hiroshi Suto ◽  
Kei Shiomi ◽  
Shuji Kawakami ◽  
Makoto Tanaka ◽  
...  

Abstract. A data set containing more than 6 years (February 2009 to present) of radiance spectra for carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) observations has been acquired by the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite (GOSAT, available at http://data.gosat.nies.go.jp/GosatUserInterfaceGateway/guig/GuigPage/open.do), nicknamed “Ibuki”, Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observation Fourier Transform Spectrometer (TANSO-FTS). This paper provides updates on the performance of the satellite and TANSO-FTS sensor and describes important changes to the data product, which has recently been made available to users. With these changes the typical accuracy of retrieved column-averaged dry air mole fractions of CO2 and CH4 (XCO2 and XCH4, respectively) are 2 ppm or 0.5 % and 13 ppb or 0.7 %, respectively. Three major anomalies of the satellite system affecting TANSO-FTS are reported: a failure of one of the two solar paddles in May 2014, a switch to the secondary pointing system in January 2015, and most recently a cryocooler shutdown and restart in August 2015. The Level 1A (L1A) (raw interferogram) and the Level 1B (L1B) (radiance spectra) of version V201 described here have long-term uniform quality and provide consistent retrieval accuracy even after the satellite system anomalies. In addition, we discuss the unique observation abilities of GOSAT made possible by an agile pointing mechanism, which allows for optimization of global sampling patterns.


Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 2521
Author(s):  
Jian-Chiun Liou ◽  
Yu-Cheng Hsiao ◽  
Cheng-Fu Yang

Infrared thermography can be applied in different medical systems, for example it can be used to catch the images of living blood vessels. Far infrared rays can be used in a heating machine, which can be applied in the clinical hemodialysis patients. Infrared electronically sensitized images, which are generated by near-infrared Charge-coupled Device (CCD), are used to detect blood vessels, and used as a long-wavelength external stimulating therapeutic tissue repair system. When an infrared sensor detection and actuator treatment is applied during hemodialysis, a missing needle can be detected, and far infrared rays have a therapeutic effect on blood vessels. Because a far-infrared actuated light source can improve blood circulation, it is currently used to prevent fistula embolism in hemodialysis (HD) patients and reduce vascular occlusion after hemodialysis. Sensors used for sudden changes in heart rate variability (HRV) are used as predictive and evaluation indicators for our new method. Far-infrared actuated radiation can increase sympathetic nerve activity and regulation of parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves. We performed baseline measurements of the low-frequency/high-frequency ratio of autonomic nerve activity before hemodialysis (low frequency (LF), high frequency (HF), LF/HF, before HD) and after hemodialysis (LF/HF, after-HD). Based on data from the HRV continuity tracking report, 35 patients with autonomic nerve activation were treated and evaluated. We have demonstrated that the resulting near-infrared (NIR) sensor imaging and far-infrared actuator illumination can be used for the detection and treatment of hemodialysis patients.


2020 ◽  
Vol 129 (3) ◽  
pp. 558-568
Author(s):  
Austin T. Beever ◽  
Thomas R. Tripp ◽  
Jenny Zhang ◽  
Martin J. MacInnis

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) can be used to measure skeletal muscle oxidative capacity. Here, we demonstrated that NIRS-derived skeletal muscle oxidative capacity of the vastus lateralis was independent of sex, reliable across and within days, and correlated with maximal and submaximal indices of aerobic fitness, including maximal oxygen uptake, lactate threshold, and respiratory compensation point. These findings highlight the utility of NIRS for investigating skeletal muscle oxidative capacity in females and males.


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