DCS blood flow index underestimates skeletal muscle perfusion in vivo : rationale and early evidence for the NIRS-DCS perfusion index.
Miles F BartlettAndrew P OnegliaMark D RicardAshfaq SiddiquiErin K EnglundErin M BuckleyDennis M HueberMichael D NelsonPublished in: Journal of biomedical optics (2024)
Adjusting BFI for estimated changes in microvascular flow area may improve DCS estimates of muscle blood flow, but further study is needed to validate these methods moving forward.