Laser Doppler velocimetry and Monte Carlo simulations on models for blood perfusion in tissue.

Laser Doppler flow measurements and Monte Carlo simulations on small blood perfusion flow models at 780 nm are presented and compared. The dimensions of the optical sample volume are investigated as functions of the distance of the laser to the detector and as functions of the angle of penetration of the laser into the sample. The effects of homodyne and heterodyne scattering are investigated.