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Melanin - 920

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To investigate how melanin affects the accuracy of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) measurements, researchers correlated the melanin levels of 35 adults with a diverse range of skin tones, measured using a colorimeter (left), with key NIRS outputs. Notably, SpO2 exhibited a significant negative correlation (p = 0.023) with the melanin index (right).

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S. Roy et al., doi 10.1117/1.JBO.29.S3.S33310

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