Methods and systems for calculating tissue oxygenation, e.g., oxygen
saturation, in a target tissue are disclosed. In some embodiments, the
methods include: (a) directing incident radiation to a target tissue and
determining reflectance spectra of the target tissue by measuring
intensities of reflected radiation from the target tissue at a plurality
of radiation wavelengths; (b) correcting the measured intensities of the
reflectance spectra to reduce contributions thereto from skin and fat
layers through which the incident radiation propagates; (c) determining
oxygen saturation in the target tissue based on the corrected reflectance
spectra; and (d) outputting the determined value of oxygen saturation.