Detecting echinocytes in blood
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1. A blood analysis apparatus, comprising:
- a light source configured to radiate visible light to a sample of blood;
at least one lens to converge light reflected by the blood;
a spectroscope configured to acquire a visible absorption spectrum based on the converged light;
circuitry configured todetect a peak between a Soret absorption band and a Q absorption band in the visible absorption spectrum, wherein the peak is detected at a protruding edge of echinocytes in the blood,identify presence of the echinocytes in the blood based on the detection of the peak between the Soret absorption band and the Q absorption band in the visible absorption spectrum;
determine that the peak indicates a heme structure distortion caused by change in a location of globin present in the blood, wherein the heme structure distortion further indicates the presence of the echinocytes; and
control a display device to display a result of the detection of the peak and the presence of the echinocytes.
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Abstract
As a result of acquiring visible absorption spectra of red blood cells and analyses of the spectra, inventors of the present disclosure have discovered the fact that echinocytes show a characteristic spectrum pattern having an absorption peak in a wavelength region of 450 to 490 nm between Soret and Q bands. Then, the present disclosure provides a blood analysis apparatus having an analysis section for detecting the absorption peak of a visible absorption spectrum acquired for blood. In accordance with this blood analysis apparatus, on the basis of the absorption peak, it is possible to detect echinocytes contained in blood.
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1. A blood analysis apparatus, comprising:
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a light source configured to radiate visible light to a sample of blood; at least one lens to converge light reflected by the blood; a spectroscope configured to acquire a visible absorption spectrum based on the converged light; circuitry configured to detect a peak between a Soret absorption band and a Q absorption band in the visible absorption spectrum, wherein the peak is detected at a protruding edge of echinocytes in the blood, identify presence of the echinocytes in the blood based on the detection of the peak between the Soret absorption band and the Q absorption band in the visible absorption spectrum; determine that the peak indicates a heme structure distortion caused by change in a location of globin present in the blood, wherein the heme structure distortion further indicates the presence of the echinocytes; and control a display device to display a result of the detection of the peak and the presence of the echinocytes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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