Light
scattering is an effective method to distinguish normal and diseased red blood
cells. However, there is a lack of research on the modeling and light
scattering characteristics of diseased red blood cells. Based on the abnormal
diffraction approximation theory, this paper constructs the light scattering
models of normal double concave pancake shaped red blood cells and diseased
oval, sickle shaped and aggregated red blood cells, determines the applicable
angle range of this
theory when
applied to red blood cells, and uses numerical simulation to explore the
differences in the spatial distribution of light scattering between abnormal
morphology, abnormal size and abnormal aggregated red blood cells and normal
red blood cells. The simulation results show that there are great differences
in the extreme number and corresponding angle of the scattered light intensity
curve of red blood cells with different radius and shape, while the angle
corresponding to the minimum value of the scattered light intensity curve of
aggregated red blood cells is basically the same, and the minimum value has a
gap of more than 22%. This conclusion is of great significance for detecting
and distinguishing normal and diseased red blood cells by light scattering
method and establishing an algorithm for retrieving the morphological
characteristics of red blood cells.