Recommended color progression for Dye-Trak VII+
The color progression below is based on minimizing the overlap between colors
for a given number of colors to
be injected.
The colors within a set can be injected in any order.
The Excel matrix inversion macro is set up to use these color
progressions. The version of the macro that is
used for data analysis
should match the number of colors injected in order to minimize 'noise' in the
calculated
blood flow data. Two versions of the macro are available; with
and without Process Control.
Process control is the recommended alternative as it only adds a few pennies
to the cost of processing each
tissue or blood sample while allowing the user to
detect samples with 'lost microspheres' and, if desired,
correct the flow data
for the lost spheres.
Acidified Cellosolve Acetate should be used as the solvent for the Dye-Trak VII+ family. DMF will not work with some Dye-Trak VII+ colors.
With Blue as Process Control:
1 Yellow
2 Yellow, Persimmon
3 Yellow, Persimmon, Orange
4 Yellow, Persimmon, Orange, Lemon
5 Yellow, Persimmon, Orange, Lemon, Tangerine
6 Yellow, Persimmon, Orange, Lemon, Tangerine, Berry**
With 'No Control:
1 Yellow
2 Yellow, Persimmon
3 Yellow, Persimmon, Orange
4 Yellow, Persimmon, Orange, Lemon
5 Yellow, Persimmon, Orange, Lemon, Tangerine
6 Yellow, Persimmon, Orange, Lemon, Tangerine, Berry
7 Yellow, Persimmon, Orange, Lemon, Tangerine, Berry, Blue