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Improved Transcutaneous Bilirubinometry: Comparison of SpectRX BiliCheck and Minolta Jaundice Meter JM-102 for Estimating Total Serum Bilirubin in a Normal Newborn Population |
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| Alex Robertson MD1, Steve Kazmierczak PhD2 and Paul Vos PhD3 |
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1Department of Pediatrics, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
2Department of Pathology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
3Brody School of Medicine and Allied Health Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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Correspondence to: Alex Robertson, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Boulevard, Greenville, NC 27858-4354, USA |
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Abstract |
| OBJECTIVE: To compare a new transcutaneous bilirubinometer, which uses multiple wavelength analysis of reflectance data (BiliCheck system), and the commonly used two-wavelength bilirubinometer (Jaundice Meter JM-102) to estimate serum bilirubin. STUDY DESIGN: Jaundiced newborn term infants (101 babies) had transcutaneous bilirubinometry (TCB) using each bilirubinometer, a determination of skin color using a skin color chart, and a total serum bilirubin determination. RESULTS: The variability of the BiliCheck system was less than the variability of the Jaundice Meter JM-102. The accuracy of the BiliCheck system was not affected by skin color, whereas the Jaundice Meter JM-102 was affected. CONCLUSION: Multiple wavelength analysis, as used in the BiliCheck system, is a significant improvement in TCB. Journal of Perinatology (2002) 22, 12-14 DOI: 10.1038/sj/jp/7210592 |
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January 2002, Volume 22, Number 1, Pages 12-14 |
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