ArticleInfluence of Oxygen Saturation, Erythrocyte Concentration and Optical Depth Upon the Red and Near-Infrared Light Transmittance of Whole BloodKurt Kramer, James O. Elam, George A. Saxton, and William N. Elam JR.Kurt KramerFrom the Laboratory of Thoracic Physiology, Departments of Surgery and Physiology, and Division of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri and the Department of Physiology, USAF School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas, James O. ElamFrom the Laboratory of Thoracic Physiology, Departments of Surgery and Physiology, and Division of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri and the Department of Physiology, USAF School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas, George A. SaxtonFrom the Laboratory of Thoracic Physiology, Departments of Surgery and Physiology, and Division of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri and the Department of Physiology, USAF School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas, and William N. Elam JR.From the Laboratory of Thoracic Physiology, Departments of Surgery and Physiology, and Division of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri and the Department of Physiology, USAF School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, TexasPublished Online:31 Mar 1951https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1951.165.1.229MoreSectionsPDF (3 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation Cited ByOximetry of retinal vessels by dual-wavelength imaging: calibration and influence of pigmentationJ. M. Beach, K. J. Schwenzer, S. Srinivas, D. Kim, and J. S. Tiedeman1 February 1999 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 86, No. 2CCD imaging in cryospectrophotometric determination of microvascular oxyhemoglobin saturationsKårstein Måseide, and Einar K. Rofstad1 December 1997 | American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol. 273, No. 6The Electrical Conductance Properties of Blood in Motion5 August 2002 | Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 7, No. 2Optical and instrumental limitations to the accuracy of "oximetry"20 December 2002 | Journal of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 34, No. 6 More from this issue > Volume 165Issue 1March 1951Pages 229-246 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1951 by American Physiological Societyhttps://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1951.165.1.229PubMed14829593History Received 28 July 1950 Published online 31 March 1951 Published in print 31 March 1951 Metrics