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Factors influencing detection by pulse oximetry of light absorption through a pulsatile vascular bed.
Solid circles represent light absorption by hemoglobin in arterial blood and by the pulse of arterial blood; open circles represent light absorption by hemoglobin in venous blood; shaded zone represents absorption by tissue that absorbs incident light. d, distance through tissue that absorbs incident light.
