Journal
LASER PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 5, Issue 12, Pages 908-911Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1002/lapl.200810081
Keywords
optical coherent tomography (OCT); optical fibers; hair growth; steroids; doping control
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- European Commission
- Government of Berlin
- Donor Association for German Science and Humanities
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During the last years, an increased misuse of doping substances in sport has been observed. The action of doping substances characterized by the stimulation of blood flow and metabolic processes is also reflected in the hair structure. In the present study it was demonstrated that optical coherent tomography is well suited for the analysis of hair parameters influenced by doping. Analyzing 20 patients, systemically treated with steroids which also represent doping substances, it was found that in all cases a significant increase in the cross-section of the hairs could be detected. The results obtained in the study are not only important for the screening of doping substances but also for medical diagnostics and control of compliance of patients. [GRAPHICS] OCT image of the cross-section of a hair
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