In vivo spectroscopy of jaundiced newborn skin reveals more than a bilirubin index
Ellen Bruzell, Lise Lyngsnes Randeberg, Lill Tove Norvang Nilsen, Terje Christensen and Lars O. Svaasand | January 5th 2005
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The aims of this study were to improve the algorithms for calculating a transcutaneous bilirubin index (TcB), to follow the bilirubin concentrations during phototherapy and to evaluate possible changes in skin optical parameters such as pigmentation and erythema during phototherapy.