Near infrared monitoring of oxygenation during acute brain ischemia and hypoxia

Tijun Wang, John K.J. Li, David Amory

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Abstract

A novel electrooptical method using near infrared light is proposed to provide a noninvasive and continuous means of assessing the brain oxygenation. An animal model is developed for future diagnostic application in humans. The method was evaluated during acute cerebral ischemia and hypoxia. The near infrared light response to the brain pathological conditions was expressed in terms of relative absorption (RA). The overall RA response to ischemia was much faster than during hypoxia. The fairly different patterns can serve as a warning signal of a low level of oxygen supply to the brain and can also help discriminate the causes of the reduced brain oxygenation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology
PublisherPubl by IEEE
Pages1612-1613
Number of pages2
Editionpt 4
ISBN (Print)0780302168
StatePublished - 1991
EventProceedings of the 13th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - Orlando, FL, USA
Duration: Oct 31 1991Nov 3 1991

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Numberpt 4
Volume13
ISSN (Print)0589-1019

Other

OtherProceedings of the 13th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
CityOrlando, FL, USA
Period10/31/9111/3/91

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Health Informatics

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