CPC A61B 5/024 (2013.01) [A01K 1/031 (2013.01); A01K 61/00 (2013.01); A61D 3/00 (2013.01); G03H 1/0443 (2013.01); A61B 2503/40 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A method of evaluating an individual response by real time measurement of a heart rate of an aquatic organism which is a method of evaluating an individual response using digital holography, the method comprising:
(a) disposing the aquatic organism between a lower fixing unit fixed to a lower end inside a chamber and an upper fixing unit which is spaced apart from the lower fixing unit and is movable in a direction of the lower fixing unit or in an opposite direction thereof so that the aquatic organism is immersed in a culture fluid to which a compound for inducing an individual response is added, adhering the upper fixing unit to the aquatic organism to measure a height of the aquatic organism, and then adjusting a position of the upper fixing unit to fix the aquatic organism;
(b) continuously measuring a digital hologram for the aquatic organism; and
(c) restoring the digital hologram obtained by the measurement to calculate a heart rate change, and determining therefrom whether the individual response is caused by the compound for inducing an individual response,
wherein an algorithm for restoration further includes displaying a 2D-time-resolved relative phase map in real time and storing the heart rate at the same time, and
wherein the heart rate is obtained by an analysis method including:
a) selecting pixels corresponding to a heart area in a secured digital hologram;
b) applying a Fourier spectrum method to each refreshing interval;
c) searching a most frequent heart rate in each refreshing interval; and
d) calculating a heart rate per minute from the most frequent heart rate.
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