While human sweat secretion is accepted as a mechanism by which the body cools off, excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) is now appreciated
as a medical condition and the primary site for diagnosis is the palm of the hand. We propose sweat film layer thickness as a potential clinical
diagnostic parameter when screening for excessive sweating. In this preliminary study we demonstrate the usefulness of Fourier-domain
optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) for measurement of sweat film thickness in vivo with micron-scale resolution on the hand of a
human volunteer. FD-OCT has a superior image acquisition time and identification of active sweat glands, ducts and pores is also possible.
Reference:
Jonathan, E. 2007. In vivo sweat film layer thickness measured with Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography. Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 46(6), pp 424-427
Jonathan, E. (2008). In vivo sweat film layer thickness measured with Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2336
Jonathan, E "In vivo sweat film layer thickness measured with Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography." (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2336
Jonathan E. In vivo sweat film layer thickness measured with Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2336.