Quantification of Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxygen Metabolism by Combining Time-Resolved Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle Verdeccchia ◽  
Mamadou Diop ◽  
Ting-Yim Lee ◽  
Keith St. Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Cerebral Blood Flow ◽  
Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Near Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Oxygen Metabolism ◽  
Correlation Spectroscopy ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy

scholarly journals Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Assessment of Cerebral Oxygen Metabolism in the Developing Premature Brain

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 481-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadège Roche-Labarbe ◽  
Angela Fenoglio ◽  
Alpna Aggarwal ◽  
Mathieu Dehaes ◽  
Stefan A Carp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Cerebral Blood Flow ◽  
Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Near Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Correlation Spectroscopy ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Flow Index ◽  
P Value ◽  
Blood Flow Index

Little is known about cerebral blood flow, cerebral blood volume (CBV), oxygenation, and oxygen consumption in the premature newborn brain. We combined quantitative frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy measures of cerebral hemoglobin oxygenation (SO2) and CBV with diffusion correlation spectroscopy measures of cerebral blood flow index (BFix) to determine the relationship between these measures, gestational age at birth (GA), and chronological age. We followed 56 neonates of various GA once a week during their hospital stay. We provide absolute values of SO2 and CBV, relative values of BFix, and relative cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (rCMRO2) as a function of postmenstrual age (PMA) and chronological age for four GA groups. SO2 correlates with chronological age ( r=−0.54, P value 0.001) but not with PMA ( r=−0.07), whereas BFix and rCMRO2 correlate better with PMA ( r=0.37 and 0.43, respectively, P value 0.001). Relative CMRO2 during the first month of life is lower when GA is lower. Blood flow index and rCMRO2 are more accurate biomarkers of the brain development than SO2 in the premature newborns.

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