What is a statistical range of total hemoglobin (oxy- and deoxy-) and water concentration for canine prostate? How does it compare with the human?

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Robert Morfin

I don't know. Never went into hemoglobin.

Serge Grabtchak

Then it might be of interest at least for some of us once I get data...

We have some numbers now on concentrations of Hb, HbO2 and H2O in a canine prostate ex vivo. We could only compare our data with those for a human prostate since we couldn't find similar data for a canine prostate.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262003897_Feasibility_of_interstitial_near-infrared_radiance_spectroscopy_platform_for_ex_vivo_canine_prostate_studies_optical_properties_extraction_hemoglobin_and_water_concentration_and_gold_nanoparticles_detection

Article Feasibility of interstitial near-infrared radiance spectrosc...