BioMed Research International

Review Article

Characterization of Red Blood Cells with Multiwavelength Transmission Spectroscopy

Table 5

The values (mean ± 2 S.D.) of the RBC parameters obtained with the MMT interpretation analysis from the MWT spectra of RBC fractions of samples from healthy donors and anemic patients. The samples from anemic patients were divided into three categories: microcytic with MCV < 82 fL, normocytic with MCV > 82 fL and <97 fL, and macrocytic with MCV > 97 fL.
RBC samples/parameterMCV (fL)Surface area (μm2)Length (nm)Width (nm)SphericityAspect ratioMCHC (g/dL)MCH (pg)
Healthy donors
( = 43)		88 ± 11119 ± 128.0 ± 0.42.2 ± 0.20.71 ± 0.030.28 ± 0.0233.4 ± 2.229.4 ± 4.3
Microcytic anemic patients
( = 7)		77 ± 5126 ± 98.4 ± 0.41.7 ± 0.40.61 ± 0.080.20 ± 0.0630.4 ± 3.823.6 ± 3.1
Normocytic anemic patients
( = 21)		92 ± 6121 ± 118.0 ± 0.42.2 ± 0.20.71 ± 0.040.27 ± 0.0430.5 ± 3.128.1 ± 3.0
Macrocytic anemic patients
( = 15)		102 ± 5130 ± 108.4 ± 0.42.1 ± 0.20.69 ± 0.060.26 ± 0.0429.5 ± 3.330.0 ± 2.5