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Toader AE, Fukuda M, Vazquez AL. Evaluation of calibrated and uncalibrated optical imaging approaches for relative cerebral oxygen metabolism measurements in awake mice. Physiol Meas 2024; 45:045007. [PMID: 38569522 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/ad3a2d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Objective. The continuous delivery of oxygen is critical to sustain brain function, and therefore, measuring brain oxygen consumption can provide vital physiological insight. In this work, we examine the impact of calibration and cerebral blood flow (CBF) measurements on the computation of the relative changes in the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen consumption (rCMRO2) from hemoglobin-sensitive intrinsic optical imaging data. Using these data, we calculate rCMRO2, and calibrate the model using an isometabolic stimulus.Approach. We used awake head-fixed rodents to obtain hemoglobin-sensitive optical imaging data to test different calibrated and uncalibrated rCMRO2models. Hypercapnia was used for calibration and whisker stimulation was used to test the impact of calibration.Main results. We found that typical uncalibrated models can provide reasonable estimates of rCMRO2with differences as small as 7%-9% compared to their calibrated models. However, calibrated models showed lower variability and less dependence on baseline hemoglobin concentrations. Lastly, we found that supplying the model with measurements of CBF significantly reduced error and variability in rCMRO2change calculations.Significance. The effect of calibration on rCMRO2calculations remains understudied, and we systematically evaluated different rCMRO2calculation scenarios that consider including different measurement combinations. This study provides a quantitative comparison of these scenarios to evaluate trade-offs that can be vital to the design of blood oxygenation sensitive imaging experiments for rCMRO2calculation.
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- A E Toader
- Departments of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15217, United States of America
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- Departments of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15217, United States of America
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- Departments of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15217, United States of America
- Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15217, United States of America
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Bernard R, Valverde Salzmann M, Scheffler K, Pohmann R. Concurrent intrinsic optical imaging and fMRI at ultra-high field using magnetic field proof optical components. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2023; 36:e4909. [PMID: 36669650 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Intrinsic optical imaging (IOI) is a well established technique to quantify activation-related hemodynamical changes at the surface of the brain, which can be used to investigate the underlying processes of BOLD signal formation. To directly and quantitatively relate IOI and fMRI, simultaneous measurements with the two modalities are necessary. Here, a novel technical solution for a completely in-bore setup is presented, which uses only magnetic field proof components and thus allows concurrent recordings with a quality similar to that obtained in separate experiments. Measurements of the somatosensory cortex of rats with electrical forepaw stimulation were used to verify this approach. The high spatial and temporal resolution of the fMRI data, which is possible due to the high magnetic field of 14.1 T, the use of a point-spread function-based distortion correction and optimized additional anatomical images, allowed accurate colocalization of the images of the two modalities. Accordingly, detailed investigations of the temporal and spatial relationships between the hemodynamic parameters and the fMRI signal, which demonstrate the linear dependence of the BOLD effect on changes in the concentrations of oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin, are possible. Comparisons between the signals emerging from arterial, venous and parenchymal areas are possible and show clearly distinct characteristics. The presented setup allows combining MRI measurements and optical recordings without serious losses in the data quality of either modality. While the proposed combination of fMRI and IOI can help to gain valuable insight into the generation of the BOLD effect, the setup can be easily modified to include different types of optical or MRI measurements.
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- Rebekka Bernard
- Magnetic Resonance Center, Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany
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- Magnetic Resonance Center, Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany
- Department for Neuroimaging, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Magnetic Resonance Center, Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany
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Bidirectional alterations in brain temperature profoundly modulate spatiotemporal neurovascular responses in-vivo. Commun Biol 2023; 6:185. [PMID: 36797344 PMCID: PMC9935519 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04542-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Neurovascular coupling (NVC) is a mechanism that, amongst other known and latent critical functions, ensures activated brain regions are adequately supplied with oxygen and glucose. This biological phenomenon underpins non-invasive perfusion-related neuroimaging techniques and recent reports have implicated NVC impairment in several neurodegenerative disorders. Yet, much remains unknown regarding NVC in health and disease, and only recently has there been burgeoning recognition of a close interplay with brain thermodynamics. Accordingly, we developed a novel multi-modal approach to systematically modulate cortical temperature and interrogate the spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory-evoked NVC. We show that changes in cortical temperature profoundly and intricately modulate NVC, with low temperatures associated with diminished oxygen delivery, and high temperatures inducing a distinct vascular oscillation. These observations provide novel insights into the relationship between NVC and brain thermodynamics, with important implications for brain-temperature related therapies, functional biomarkers of elevated brain temperature, and in-vivo methods to study neurovascular coupling.
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Luckl J, Baker W, Boda K, Emri M, Yodh AG, Greenberg JH. Oxyhemoglobin and Cerebral Blood Flow Transients Detect Infarction in Rat Focal Brain Ischemia. Neuroscience 2023; 509:132-144. [PMID: 36460221 PMCID: PMC9852213 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Spreading depolarizations (SD) refer to the near-complete depolarization of neurons that is associated with brain injuries such as ischemic stroke. The present gold standard for SD monitoring in humans is invasive electrocorticography (ECoG). A promising non-invasive alternative to ECoG is diffuse optical monitoring of SD-related flow and hemoglobin transients. To investigate the clinical utility of flow and hemoglobin transients, we analyzed their association with infarction in rat focal brain ischemia. Optical images of flow, oxy-hemoglobin, and deoxy-hemoglobin were continuously acquired with Laser Speckle and Optical Intrinsic Signal imaging for 2 h after photochemically induced distal middle cerebral artery occlusion in Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 10). Imaging was performed through a 6 × 6 mm window centered 3 mm posterior and 4 mm lateral to Bregma. Rats were sacrificed after 24 h, and the brain slices were stained for assessment of infarction. We mapped the infarcted area onto the imaging data and used nine circular regions of interest (ROI) to distinguish infarcted from non-infarcted tissue. Transients propagating through each ROI were characterized with six parameters (negative, positive, and total amplitude; negative and positive slope; duration). Transients were also classified into three morphology types (positive monophasic, biphasic, negative monophasic). Flow transient morphology, positive amplitude, positive slope, and total amplitude were all strongly associated with infarction (p < 0.001). Associations with infarction were also observed for oxy-hemoglobin morphology, oxy-hemoglobin positive amplitude and slope, and deoxy-hemoglobin positive slope and duration (all p < 0.01). These results suggest that flow and hemoglobin transients accompanying SD have value for detecting infarction.
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- Janos Luckl
- Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, Szeged, Hungary
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Translational Imaging, Department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
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Padawer-Curry JA, Bowen RM, Jarang A, Wang X, Lee JM, Bauer AQ. Wide-Field Optical Imaging in Mouse Models of Ischemic Stroke. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2616:113-151. [PMID: 36715932 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2926-0_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Functional neuroimaging is a powerful tool for evaluating how local and global brain circuits evolve after focal ischemia and how these changes relate to functional recovery. For example, acutely after stroke, changes in functional brain organization relate to initial deficit and are predictive of recovery potential. During recovery, the reemergence and restoration of connections lost due to stroke correlate with recovery of function. Thus, information gleaned from functional neuroimaging can be used as a proxy for behavior and inform on the efficacy of interventional strategies designed to affect plasticity mechanisms after injury. And because these findings are consistently observed across species, bridge measurements can be made in animal models to enrich findings in human stroke populations. In mice, genetic engineering techniques have provided several new opportunities for extending optical neuroimaging methods to more direct measures of neuronal activity. These developments are especially useful in the context of stroke where neurovascular coupling can be altered, potentially limiting imaging measures based on hemodynamic activity alone. This chapter is designed to give an overview of functional wide-field optical imaging (WFOI) for applications in rodent models of stroke, primarily in the mouse. The goal is to provide a protocol for laboratories that want to incorporate an affordable functional neuroimaging assay into their current research thrusts, but perhaps lack the background knowledge or equipment for developing a new arm of research in their lab. Within, we offer a comprehensive guide developing and applying WFOI technology with the hope of facilitating accessibility of neuroimaging technology to other researchers in the stroke field.
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- Jonah A Padawer-Curry
- Department of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Imaging Science PhD Program, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
- Imaging Science PhD Program, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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El-Sharkawy YH, Aref MH, Elbasuney S, Radwan SM, El-Sayyad GS. Oxygen saturation measurements using novel diffused reflectance with hyperspectral imaging: Towards facile COVID-19 diagnosis. OPTICAL AND QUANTUM ELECTRONICS 2022; 54:322. [PMID: 35571992 PMCID: PMC9080549 DOI: 10.1007/s11082-022-03658-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Oxygen saturation level plays a vital role in screening, diagnosis, and therapeutic assessment of disease's assortment. There is an urgent need to design and implement early detection devices and applications for the COVID-19 pandemic; this study reports on the development of customized, highly sensitive, non-invasive, non-contact diffused reflectance system coupled with hyperspectral imaging for mapping subcutaneous blood circulation depending on its oxygen saturation level. The forearm of 15 healthy adult male volunteers with age range of (20-38 years) were illuminated via a polychromatic light source of a spectrum range 400-980 nm. Each patient had been scanned five times to calculate the mean spectroscopic reflectance images using hyperspectral camera. The customized signal processing algorithm includes normalization and moving average filter for noise removal. Afterward, employing K-means clustering for image segmentation to assess the accuracy of blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) levels. The reliability of the developed diffused reflectance system was verified with the ground truth technique, a standard pulse oximeter. Non-invasive, non-contact diffused reflectance spectrum demonstrated maximum signal variation at 610 nm according to SpO2 level. Statistical analysis (mean, standard deviation) of diffused reflectance hyperspectral images at 610 nm offered precise calibrated measurements to the standard pulse oximeter. Diffused reflectance associated with hyperspectral imaging is a prospective technique to assist with phlebotomy and vascular approach. Additionally, it could permit future surgical or pharmacological intercessions that titrate or limit ischemic injury continuously. Furthermore, this technique could offer a fast reliable indication of SpO2 levels for COVID-19 diagnosis.
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- Yasser H. El-Sharkawy
- Head of Biomedical Engineering Department, Military Technical College, Egyptian Armed Forces, Cairo, Egypt
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Military Technical College, Egyptian Armed Forces, Cairo, Egypt
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- Head of Nanotechnology Research Center, Military Technical College, Egyptian Armed Forces, Cairo, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Galala University, New Galala city, Suez, Egypt
- Chemical Engineering Department, Military Technical College, Egyptian Armed Forces, Cairo, Egypt
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Zhang Z, Qi M, Hügli G, Khatami R. Predictors of changes in cerebral perfusion and oxygenation during obstructive sleep apnea. Sci Rep 2021; 11:23510. [PMID: 34873232 PMCID: PMC8648752 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02829-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common sleep disorder. Severe OSAS defined as apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 30/h is a risk factor for developing cerebro-cardiovascular diseases. The mechanisms of how repetitive sleep apneas/hypopneas damage cerebral hemodynamics are still not well understood. In this study, changes in blood volume (BV) and oxygen saturation (StO2) in the left forehead of 29 newly diagnosed severe OSAS patients were measured by frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy during an incremental continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration protocol together with polysomnography. The coefficients of variation of BV (CV-BV) and the decreases of StO2 (de-StO2) of more than 2000 respiratory events were predicted using linear mixed-effect models, respectively. We found that longer events and apneas rather than hypopneas induce larger changes in CV-BV and stronger cerebral desaturation. Respiratory events occurring during higher baseline StO2 before their onsets, during rapid-eye-movement sleep and those associated with higher heart rate induce smaller changes in CV-BV and de-StO2. The stepwise increased CPAP pressures can attenuate these changes. These results suggest that in severe OSAS the length and the type of respiratory event rather than widely used AHI may be better parameters to indicate the severity of cerebral hemodynamic changes.
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- Zhongxing Zhang
- Center for Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research and Epileptology, Clinic Barmelweid AG, 5017, Barmelweid, Switzerland. .,Barmelweid Academy, Clinic Barmelweid AG, Barmelweid, Switzerland.
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- grid.452327.50000 0004 0519 8976Center for Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research and Epileptology, Clinic Barmelweid AG, 5017 Barmelweid, Switzerland
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- grid.452327.50000 0004 0519 8976Center for Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research and Epileptology, Clinic Barmelweid AG, 5017 Barmelweid, Switzerland
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- grid.452327.50000 0004 0519 8976Center for Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research and Epileptology, Clinic Barmelweid AG, 5017 Barmelweid, Switzerland ,grid.452327.50000 0004 0519 8976Barmelweid Academy, Clinic Barmelweid AG, Barmelweid, Switzerland ,grid.411656.10000 0004 0479 0855Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Imaging faster neural dynamics with fast fMRI: A need for updated models of the hemodynamic response. Prog Neurobiol 2021; 207:102174. [PMID: 34525404 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2021.102174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Fast fMRI enables the detection of neural dynamics over timescales of hundreds of milliseconds, suggesting it may provide a new avenue for studying subsecond neural processes in the human brain. The magnitudes of these fast fMRI dynamics are far greater than predicted by canonical models of the hemodynamic response. Several studies have established nonlinear properties of the hemodynamic response that have significant implications for fast fMRI. We first review nonlinear properties of the hemodynamic response function that may underlie fast fMRI signals. We then illustrate the breakdown of canonical hemodynamic response models in the context of fast neural dynamics. We will then argue that the canonical hemodynamic response function is not likely to reflect the BOLD response to neuronal activity driven by sparse or naturalistic stimuli or perhaps to spontaneous neuronal fluctuations in the resting state. These properties suggest that fast fMRI is capable of tracking surprisingly fast neuronal dynamics, and we discuss the neuroscientific questions that could be addressed using this approach.
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Kumar BS, Khot A, Chakravarthy VS, Pushpavanam S. A Network Architecture for Bidirectional Neurovascular Coupling in Rat Whisker Barrel Cortex. Front Comput Neurosci 2021; 15:638700. [PMID: 34211384 PMCID: PMC8241226 DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2021.638700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Neurovascular coupling is typically considered as a master-slave relationship between the neurons and the cerebral vessels: the neurons demand energy which the vessels supply in the form of glucose and oxygen. In the recent past, both theoretical and experimental studies have suggested that the neurovascular coupling is a bidirectional system, a loop that includes a feedback signal from the vessels influencing neural firing and plasticity. An integrated model of bidirectionally connected neural network and the vascular network is hence required to understand the relationship between the informational and metabolic aspects of neural dynamics. In this study, we present a computational model of the bidirectional neurovascular system in the whisker barrel cortex and study the effect of such coupling on neural activity and plasticity as manifest in the whisker barrel map formation. In this model, a biologically plausible self-organizing network model of rate coded, dynamic neurons is nourished by a network of vessels modeled using the biophysical properties of blood vessels. The neural layer which is designed to simulate the whisker barrel cortex of rat transmits vasodilatory signals to the vessels. The feedback from the vessels is in the form of available oxygen for oxidative metabolism whose end result is the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) necessary to fuel neural firing. The model captures the effect of the feedback from the vascular network on the neuronal map formation in the whisker barrel model under normal and pathological (Hypoxia and Hypoxia-Ischemia) conditions.
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- Bhadra S. Kumar
- Computational Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Computational Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
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Lee J, Stile CL, Bice AR, Rosenthal ZP, Yan P, Snyder AZ, Lee JM, Bauer AQ. Opposed hemodynamic responses following increased excitation and parvalbumin-based inhibition. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2021; 41:841-856. [PMID: 33736512 PMCID: PMC7983494 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x20930831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Understanding cellular contributions to hemodynamic activity is essential for interpreting blood-based brain mapping signals. Optogenetic studies examining cell-specific influences on local hemodynamics have reported that excitatory activity results in cerebral perfusion and blood volume increase, while inhibitory activity contributes to both vasodilation and vasoconstriction. How specific subpopulations of interneurons regulate the brain's blood supply is less examined. Parvalbumin interneurons are the largest subpopulation of GABAergic neurons in the brain, critical for brain development, plasticity, and long-distance excitatory neurotransmission. Despite their essential role in brain function, the contribution of parvalbumin neurons to neurovascular coupling has been relatively unexamined. Using optical intrinsic signal imaging and laser speckle contrast imaging, we photostimulated awake and anesthetized transgenic mice expressing channelrhodopsin under a parvalbumin promoter. Increased parvalbumin activity reduced local oxygenation, cerebral blood volume, and cerebral blood flow. These "negative" hemodynamic responses were consistent within and across mice and reproducible across a broad range of photostimulus parameters. However, the sign and magnitude of the hemodynamic response resulting from increased parvalbumin activity depended on the type and level of anesthesia used. Opposed hemodynamic responses following increased excitation or parvalbumin-based inhibition suggest unique contributions from different cell populations to neurovascular coupling.
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- Joonhyuk Lee
- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Wilson RH, Crouzet C, Torabzadeh M, Bazrafkan A, Maki N, Tromberg BJ, Akbari Y, Choi B. High-speed quantitative optical imaging of absolute metabolism in the rat cortex. NEUROPHOTONICS 2021; 8:025001. [PMID: 33842666 PMCID: PMC8027868 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.8.2.025001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Significance: Quantitative measures of blood flow and metabolism are essential for improved assessment of brain health and response to ischemic injury. Aim: We demonstrate a multimodal technique for measuring the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen ( CMRO 2 ) in the rodent brain on an absolute scale ( μ M O 2 / min ). Approach: We use laser speckle imaging at 809 nm and spatial frequency domain imaging at 655, 730, and 850 nm to obtain spatiotemporal maps of cerebral blood flow, tissue absorption ( μ a ), and tissue scattering ( μ s ' ). Knowledge of these three values enables calculation of a characteristic blood flow speed, which in turn is input to a mathematical model with a "zero-flow" boundary condition to calculate absolute CMRO 2 . We apply this method to a rat model of cardiac arrest (CA) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. With this model, the zero-flow condition occurs during entry into CA. Results: The CMRO 2 values calculated with our method are in good agreement with those measured with magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography by other groups. Conclusions: Our technique provides a quantitative metric of absolute cerebral metabolism that can potentially be used for comparison between animals and longitudinal monitoring of a single animal over multiple days. Though this report focuses on metabolism in a model of ischemia and reperfusion, this technique can potentially be applied to far broader types of acute brain injury and whole-body pathological occurrences.
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- Robert H. Wilson
- University of California, Department of Medicine, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Beckman Laser Institute, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Health Policy Research Institute, Irvine, California, United States
- Address all correspondence to Bernard Choi, ; Yama Akbari, ; Robert H. Wilson,
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- University of California, Beckman Laser Institute, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Department of Medicine, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Department of Neurology, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Department of Neurology, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Beckman Laser Institute, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Department of Neurology, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, School of Medicine, Irvine, California, United States
- Address all correspondence to Bernard Choi, ; Yama Akbari, ; Robert H. Wilson,
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- University of California, Beckman Laser Institute, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Department of Surgery, Irvine, California, United States
- Address all correspondence to Bernard Choi, ; Yama Akbari, ; Robert H. Wilson,
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Brezzo G, Simpson J, Ameen-Ali KE, Berwick J, Martin C. Acute effects of systemic inflammation upon the neuro-glial-vascular unit and cerebrovascular function. Brain Behav Immun Health 2020; 5:100074. [PMID: 32685933 PMCID: PMC7357601 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Brain health relies on a tightly regulated system known as neurovascular coupling whereby the cellular constituents of the neuro-glial-vascular unit (NGVU) regulate cerebral haemodynamics in accordance with brain metabolic demand. Disruption of neurovascular coupling impairs brain health and is associated with the development of a number for neurological conditions, including Alzheimer's disease. The NGVU is also a key site of action for neuroinflammatory responses and contributes to the transition of systemic inflammation to neuroinflammatory processes. Thus, systemic inflammatory challenges may cause a shift in NGVU operation towards prioritising neuroinflammatory action and thus altering neurovascular coupling and resultant cerebrovascular changes. To investigate this, rats were injected with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (2 mg/kg) to induce a systemic inflammatory response, or vehicle, and brain haemodynamic responses to sensory and non-sensory (hypercapnia) stimuli were assessed in vivo using optical imaging techniques. Following imaging, animals were perfused and their brains extracted to histologically characterise components of the NGVU to determine the association between underlying cellular changes and in vivo blood flow regulation. LPS-treated animals showed changes in haemodynamic function and cerebrovascular dynamics 6 hours after LPS administration. Histological assessment identified a significant increase in astrogliosis, microgliosis and endothelial activation in LPS-treated animals. Our data shows that an acutely induced systemic inflammatory response is able to rapidly alter in vivo haemodynamic function and is associated with significant changes in the cellular constituents of the NGVU. We suggest that these effects are initially mediated by endothelial cells, which are directly exposed to the circulating inflammatory stimulus and have been implicated in regulating functional hyperaemia.
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- Gaia Brezzo
- The University of Sheffield, Department of Psychology, Cathedral Court, 1 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2LT, UK
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- The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), 385a Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2HQ, UK
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- The University of Sheffield, Department of Psychology, Cathedral Court, 1 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2LT, UK
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- The University of Sheffield, Department of Psychology, Cathedral Court, 1 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2LT, UK
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- The University of Sheffield, Department of Psychology, Cathedral Court, 1 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2LT, UK
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Vazquez AL, Fukuda M, Kim SG. Inhibitory Neuron Activity Contributions to Hemodynamic Responses and Metabolic Load Examined Using an Inhibitory Optogenetic Mouse Model. Cereb Cortex 2019; 28:4105-4119. [PMID: 30215693 PMCID: PMC6188559 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Hemodynamic signals are routinely used to noninvasively assess brain function in humans and animals. This work examined the contribution of inhibitory neuron activity on hemodynamic responses captured by changes in blood flow, volume and oxygenation in the cortex of lightly anesthetized mice. Because cortical activity is not commonly initiated by inhibitory neurons, experiments were conducted to examine the neuronal activity properties elicited by photo-stimulation. We observed comparable increases in neuronal activity evoked by forelimb and photo-stimulation; however, significantly larger increases in blood flow and volume were produced by photo-stimulation of inhibitory neurons compared with forelimb stimulation. Following blockade of glutamate and GABA-A receptors to reduce postsynaptic activity contributions, neuronal activity was reliably modulated and hemodynamic changes persisted, though slightly reduced. More importantly, photo-stimulation-evoked changes in blood flow and volume were suppressed by 75–80% with the administration of a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, suggesting that inhibitory neurons regulate blood flow mostly via nitric oxide. Lastly, forelimb and photo-stimulation of excitatory neurons produced local decreases in blood oxygenation, while large increases were generated by photo-stimulation of inhibitory neurons. Estimates of oxygen metabolism suggest that inhibitory neuron activity has a small impact on tissue metabolic load, indicating a mismatch between the metabolic demand and blood flow regulation properties of inhibitory and excitatory neurons.
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- Alberto L Vazquez
- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.,Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research, Institute for Basic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea
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Desjardins M, Kılıç K, Thunemann M, Mateo C, Holland D, Ferri CGL, Cremonesi JA, Li B, Cheng Q, Weldy KL, Saisan PA, Kleinfeld D, Komiyama T, Liu TT, Bussell R, Wong EC, Scadeng M, Dunn AK, Boas DA, Sakadžić S, Mandeville JB, Buxton RB, Dale AM, Devor A. Awake Mouse Imaging: From Two-Photon Microscopy to Blood Oxygen Level-Dependent Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROIMAGING 2018; 4:533-542. [PMID: 30691968 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in awake behaving mice is well positioned to bridge the detailed cellular-level view of brain activity, which has become available owing to recent advances in microscopic optical imaging and genetics, to the macroscopic scale of human noninvasive observables. However, though microscopic (e.g., two-photon imaging) studies in behaving mice have become a reality in many laboratories, awake mouse fMRI remains a challenge. Owing to variability in behavior among animals, performing all types of measurements within the same subject is highly desirable and can lead to higher scientific rigor. METHODS We demonstrated blood oxygenation level-dependent fMRI in awake mice implanted with long-term cranial windows that allowed optical access for microscopic imaging modalities and optogenetic stimulation. We started with two-photon imaging of single-vessel diameter changes (n = 1). Next, we implemented intrinsic optical imaging of blood oxygenation and flow combined with laser speckle imaging of blood flow obtaining a mesoscopic picture of the hemodynamic response (n = 16). Then we obtained corresponding blood oxygenation level-dependent fMRI data (n = 5). All measurements could be performed in the same mice in response to identical sensory and optogenetic stimuli. RESULTS The cranial window did not deteriorate the quality of fMRI and allowed alternation between imaging modalities in each subject. CONCLUSIONS This report provides a proof of feasibility for multiscale imaging approaches in awake mice. In the future, this protocol could be extended to include complex cognitive behaviors translatable to humans, such as sensory discrimination or attention.
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- Michèle Desjardins
- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California.
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Biology Undergraduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; Section of Neurobiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; Section of Neurobiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown
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- Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown
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Kamran MA, Naeem Mannan MM, Jeong MY. Initial-Dip Existence and Estimation in Relation to DPF and Data Drift. Front Neuroinform 2018; 12:96. [PMID: 30618701 PMCID: PMC6297380 DOI: 10.3389/fninf.2018.00096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Early de-oxygenation (initial dip) is an indicator of the primal cortical activity source in functional neuro-imaging. In this study, initial dip's existence and its estimation in relation to the differential pathlength factor (DPF) and data drift were investigated in detail. An efficient algorithm for estimation of drift in fNIRS data is proposed. The results favor the shifting of the fNIRS signal to a transformed coordinate system to infer correct information. Additionally, in this study, the effect of the DPF on initial dip was comprehensively analyzed. Four different cases of initial dip existence were treated, and the resultant characteristics of the hemodynamic response function (HRF) for DPF variation corresponding to particular near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths were summarized. A unique neuro-activation model and its iterative optimization solution that can estimate drift in fNIRS data and determine the best possible fit of HRF with free parameters were developed and herein proposed. The results were verified on simulated data sets. The algorithm is applied to free available datasets in addition to six healthy subjects those were experimented using fNIRS and observations and analysis regarding shape of HRF were summarized as well. A comparison with standard GLM is also discussed and effects of activity strength parameters have also been analyzed.
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- Muhammad A Kamran
- Department of Opto-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea
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- Department of Opto-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea
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- Department of Opto-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea
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van de Rijt LPH, van Wanrooij MM, Snik AFM, Mylanus EAM, van Opstal AJ, Roye A. Measuring Cortical Activity During Auditory Processing with Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 8:9-18. [PMID: 31534793 PMCID: PMC6751080 DOI: 10.17430/1003278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is an optical, non-invasive neuroimaging technique that investigates human brain activity by calculating concentrations of oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin. The aim of this publication is to review the current state of the art as to how fNIRS has been used to study auditory function. We address temporal and spatial characteristics of the hemodynamic response to auditory stimulation as well as experimental factors that affect fNIRS data such as acoustic and stimulus-driven effects. The rising importance that fNIRS is generating in auditory neuroscience underlines the strong potential of the technology, and it seems likely that fNIRS will become a useful clinical tool.
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- Luuk P H van de Rijt
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Biophysics, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biophysics, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biophysics, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biophysics, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Hong KS, Zafar A. Existence of Initial Dip for BCI: An Illusion or Reality. Front Neurorobot 2018; 12:69. [PMID: 30416440 PMCID: PMC6212489 DOI: 10.3389/fnbot.2018.00069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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A tight coupling between the neuronal activity and the cerebral blood flow (CBF) is the motivation of many hemodynamic response (HR)-based neuroimaging modalities. The increase in neuronal activity causes the increase in CBF that is indirectly measured by HR modalities. Upon functional stimulation, the HR is mainly categorized in three durations: (i) initial dip, (ii) conventional HR (i.e., positive increase in HR caused by an increase in the CBF), and (iii) undershoot. The initial dip is a change in oxygenation prior to any subsequent increase in CBF and spatially more specific to the site of neuronal activity. Despite additional evidence from various HR modalities on the presence of initial dip in human and animal species (i.e., cat, rat, and monkey); the existence/occurrence of an initial dip in HR is still under debate. This article reviews the existence and elusive nature of the initial dip duration of HR in intrinsic signal optical imaging (ISOI), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). The advent of initial dip and its elusiveness factors in ISOI and fMRI studies are briefly discussed. Furthermore, the detection of initial dip and its role in brain-computer interface using fNIRS is examined in detail. The best possible application for the initial dip utilization and its future implications using fNIRS are provided.
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- Keum-Shik Hong
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea.,Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea
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Pan WJ, Lee SY, Billings J, Nezafati M, Majeed W, Buckley E, Keilholz S. Detection of neural light-scattering activity in vivo: optical transmittance studies in the rat brain. Neuroimage 2018; 179:207-214. [PMID: 29908312 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Optical studies of ex vivo brain slices where blood is absent show that neural activity is accompanied by significant intrinsic optical signals (IOS) related to activity-dependent scattering changes in neural tissue. However, the neural scattering signals have been largely ignored in vivo in widely-used IOS methods where absorption contrast from hemoglobin was employed. Changes in scattering were observed on a time scale of seconds in previous brain slice IOS studies, similar to the time scale for the hemodynamic response. Therefore, potential crosstalk between the scattering and absorption changes may not be ignored if they have comparable contributions to IOS. In vivo, the IOS changes linked to neural scattering have been elusive. To isolate neural scattering signals in vivo, we employed 2 implantable optodes for small-separation (2 mm) transmission measurements of local brain tissue in anesthetized rats. This unique geometry enables us to separate neuronal activity-related changes in neural tissue scattering from changes in blood absorption based upon the direction of the signal change. The changes in IOS scattering and absorption in response to up-states of spontaneous neuronal activity in cortical or subcortical structures have strong correlation to local field potentials, but significantly different response latencies. We conclude that activity-dependent neural tissue scattering in vivo may be an additional source of contrast for functional brain studies that provides complementary information to other optical or MR-based systems that are sensitive to hemodynamic contrast.
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- Wen-Ju Pan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University/Georgia Institute of Technology, 1760 Haygood Drive, HSRB W200, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University/Georgia Institute of Technology, 1760 Haygood Drive, HSRB W200, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University/Georgia Institute of Technology, 1760 Haygood Drive, HSRB W200, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University/Georgia Institute of Technology, 1760 Haygood Drive, HSRB W200, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University/Georgia Institute of Technology, 1760 Haygood Drive, HSRB W200, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University/Georgia Institute of Technology, 1760 Haygood Drive, HSRB W200, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University/Georgia Institute of Technology, 1760 Haygood Drive, HSRB W200, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
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Giannoni L, Lange F, Tachtsidis I. Hyperspectral imaging solutions for brain tissue metabolic and hemodynamic monitoring: past, current and future developments. JOURNAL OF OPTICS (2010) 2018; 20:044009. [PMID: 29854375 PMCID: PMC5964611 DOI: 10.1088/2040-8986/aab3a6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technologies have been used extensively in medical research, targeting various biological phenomena and multiple tissue types. Their high spectral resolution over a wide range of wavelengths enables acquisition of spatial information corresponding to different light-interacting biological compounds. This review focuses on the application of HSI to monitor brain tissue metabolism and hemodynamics in life sciences. Different approaches involving HSI have been investigated to assess and quantify cerebral activity, mainly focusing on: (1) mapping tissue oxygen delivery through measurement of changes in oxygenated (HbO2) and deoxygenated (HHb) hemoglobin; and (2) the assessment of the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2) to estimate oxygen consumption by brain tissue. Finally, we introduce future perspectives of HSI of brain metabolism, including its potential use for imaging optical signals from molecules directly involved in cellular energy production. HSI solutions can provide remarkable insight in understanding cerebral tissue metabolism and oxygenation, aiding investigation on brain tissue physiological processes.
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- Luca Giannoni
- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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Medow MS, Kothari ML, Goetz AM, O'Donnell-Smith MB, Terilli C, Stewart JM. Decreasing cerebral oxygen consumption during upright tilt in vasovagal syncope. Physiol Rep 2018; 5:e13286. [PMID: 28554964 PMCID: PMC5449565 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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We measured changes in transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) and near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) during 70° upright tilt in patients with recurrent vasovagal syncope (VVS, N = 20), postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS, N = 20), and healthy controls (N = 12) aged 15–27 years old. VVS was included if they fainted during testing within 5–15 min of upright tilt. We combined TCD and NIRS to obtain estimates of percent change in the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen consumption (CMRO2), cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFv), and oxygen extraction fraction (OEF). Over the course of 10 min of upright tilt, CBFv decreased from a baseline of 70 ± 5 to 63 ± 5 cm/sec in controls and 74 ± 3 to 64 ± 3 cm/sec in POTS while decreasing from 74 ± 4 to 44 ± 3 cm/sec in VVS. CMRO2 was unchanged in POTS and controls during tilt while OEF increased by 19 ± 3% and 15 ± 3%, respectively. CMRO2 decreased by 31 ± 3% in VVS during tilt while OEF only increased by 7 ± 3%. Oxyhemoglobin decreased by 1.1 ± 1.3 μmol/kg brain tissue in controls, by 1.1 ± 1.3 μmol/kg in POTS, and 11.1 ± 1.3 μmol/kg in VVS. CBFv and CMRO2 fell steadily in VVS during upright tilt. The deficit in CMRO2 in VVS results from inadequate OEF in the face of greatly reduced CBF.
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- Marvin S Medow
- Departments of Pediatrics and Physiology, New York Medical College, Center for Hypotension, Hawthorne, New York
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Physiology, New York Medical College, Center for Hypotension, Hawthorne, New York
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Physiology, New York Medical College, Center for Hypotension, Hawthorne, New York
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Physiology, New York Medical College, Center for Hypotension, Hawthorne, New York
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Physiology, New York Medical College, Center for Hypotension, Hawthorne, New York
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Physiology, New York Medical College, Center for Hypotension, Hawthorne, New York
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Harris SS, Boorman LW, Kennerley AJ, Sharp PS, Martin C, Redgrave P, Schwartz TH, Berwick J. Seizure epicenter depth and translaminar field potential synchrony underlie complex variations in tissue oxygenation during ictal initiation. Neuroimage 2017; 171:165-175. [PMID: 29294386 PMCID: PMC5883323 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.12.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2017] [Revised: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Whether functional hyperemia during epileptic activity is adequate to meet the heightened metabolic demand of such events is controversial. Whereas some studies have demonstrated hyperoxia during ictal onsets, other work has reported transient hypoxic episodes that are spatially dependent on local surface microvasculature. Crucially, how laminar differences in ictal evolution can affect subsequent cerebrovascular responses has not been thus far investigated, and is likely significant in view of possible laminar-dependent neurovascular mechanisms and angioarchitecture. We addressed this open question using a novel multi-modal methodology enabling concurrent measurement of cortical tissue oxygenation, blood flow and hemoglobin concentration, alongside laminar recordings of neural activity, in a urethane anesthetized rat model of recurrent seizures induced by 4-aminopyridine. We reveal there to be a close relationship between seizure epicenter depth, translaminar local field potential (LFP) synchrony and tissue oxygenation during the early stages of recurrent seizures, whereby deep layer seizures are associated with decreased cross laminar synchrony and prolonged periods of hypoxia, and middle layer seizures are accompanied by increased cross-laminar synchrony and hyperoxia. Through comparison with functional activation by somatosensory stimulation and graded hypercapnia, we show that these seizure-related cerebrovascular responses occur in the presence of conserved neural-hemodynamic and blood flow-volume coupling. Our data provide new insights into the laminar dependency of seizure-related neurovascular responses, which may reconcile inconsistent observations of seizure-related hypoxia in the literature, and highlight a potential layer-dependent vulnerability that may contribute to the harmful effects of clinical recurrent seizures. The relevance of our findings to perfusion-related functional neuroimaging techniques in epilepsy are also discussed.
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- Samuel S Harris
- Department of Psychology, Neurovascular and Neuroimaging Research Group, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.
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- Department of Psychology, Neurovascular and Neuroimaging Research Group, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Neurovascular and Neuroimaging Research Group, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Neurovascular and Neuroimaging Research Group, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Neurovascular and Neuroimaging Research Group, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Neurovascular and Neuroimaging Research Group, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain and Mind Research Institute, Brain and Spine Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 525 East 68th Street, Box 99, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Neurovascular and Neuroimaging Research Group, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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Sintsov M, Suchkov D, Khazipov R, Minlebaev M. Developmental Changes in Sensory-Evoked Optical Intrinsic Signals in the Rat Barrel Cortex. Front Cell Neurosci 2017; 11:392. [PMID: 29311827 PMCID: PMC5733043 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2017.00392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Optical Intrinsic Signal imaging (OISi) is a powerful technique for optical brain studies. OIS mainly reflects the hemodynamic response (HR) and metabolism, but it may also involve changes in tissue light scattering (LS) caused by transient cellular swelling in the active tissue. Here, we explored the developmental features of sensory-evoked OIS in the rat barrel cortex during the first 3 months after birth. Multispectral OISi revealed that two temporally distinct components contribute to the neonatal OIS: an early phase of LS followed by a late phase of HR. The contribution of LS to the early response was also evidenced by an increase in light transmission through the active barrel. The early OIS phase correlated in time and amplitude with the sensory-evoked electrophysiological response. Application of the Modified Beer-Lambert Law (MBLL) to the OIS data revealed that HR during the early phase involved only a slight decrease in blood oxygenation without any change in blood volume. In contrast, HR during the late phase manifested an adult-like increase in blood volume and oxygenation. During development, the peak time of the delayed HR progressively shortened with age, nearly reaching the stimulus onset and overlapping with the early LS phase by the fourth postnatal week. Thus, LS contributes to the sensory-evoked OIS in the barrel cortex of rats at all ages, and it dominates the early OIS phase in neonatal rats due to delayed HR. Our results are also consistent with the delayed blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal in human preterm infants.
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- Mikhail Sintsov
- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia.,INMED-INSERM U901, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia.,INMED-INSERM U901, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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Ma Y, Shaik MA, Kim SH, Kozberg MG, Thibodeaux DN, Zhao HT, Yu H, Hillman EMC. Wide-field optical mapping of neural activity and brain haemodynamics: considerations and novel approaches. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2017; 371:rstb.2015.0360. [PMID: 27574312 PMCID: PMC5003860 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Although modern techniques such as two-photon microscopy can now provide cellular-level three-dimensional imaging of the intact living brain, the speed and fields of view of these techniques remain limited. Conversely, two-dimensional wide-field optical mapping (WFOM), a simpler technique that uses a camera to observe large areas of the exposed cortex under visible light, can detect changes in both neural activity and haemodynamics at very high speeds. Although WFOM may not provide single-neuron or capillary-level resolution, it is an attractive and accessible approach to imaging large areas of the brain in awake, behaving mammals at speeds fast enough to observe widespread neural firing events, as well as their dynamic coupling to haemodynamics. Although such wide-field optical imaging techniques have a long history, the advent of genetically encoded fluorophores that can report neural activity with high sensitivity, as well as modern technologies such as light emitting diodes and sensitive and high-speed digital cameras have driven renewed interest in WFOM. To facilitate the wider adoption and standardization of WFOM approaches for neuroscience and neurovascular coupling research, we provide here an overview of the basic principles of WFOM, considerations for implementation of wide-field fluorescence imaging of neural activity, spectroscopic analysis and interpretation of results. This article is part of the themed issue ‘Interpreting BOLD: a dialogue between cognitive and cellular neuroscience’.
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- Ying Ma
- Laboratory for Functional Optical Imaging, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Laboratory for Functional Optical Imaging, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Laboratory for Functional Optical Imaging, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Laboratory for Functional Optical Imaging, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Laboratory for Functional Optical Imaging, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Laboratory for Functional Optical Imaging, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Laboratory for Functional Optical Imaging, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Laboratory for Functional Optical Imaging, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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Herman MC, Cardoso MMB, Lima B, Sirotin YB, Das A. Simultaneously estimating the task-related and stimulus-evoked components of hemodynamic imaging measurements. NEUROPHOTONICS 2017; 4:031223. [PMID: 28721355 PMCID: PMC5502953 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.4.3.031223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Task-related hemodynamic responses contribute prominently to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) recordings. They reflect behaviorally important brain states, such as arousal and attention, and can dominate stimulus-evoked responses, yet they remain poorly understood. To help characterize these responses, we present a method for parametrically estimating both stimulus-evoked and task-related components of hemodynamic responses from subjects engaged in temporally predictable tasks. The stimulus-evoked component is modeled by convolving a hemodynamic response function (HRF) kernel with spiking. The task-related component is modeled by convolving a Fourier-series task-related function (TRF) kernel with task timing. We fit this model with simultaneous electrode recordings and intrinsic-signal optical imaging from the primary visual cortex of alert, task-engaged monkeys. With high [Formula: see text], the model returns HRFs that are consistent across experiments and recording sites for a given animal and TRFs that entrain to task timing independent of stimulation or local spiking. When the task schedule conflicts with that of stimulation, the TRF remains locked to the task emphasizing its behavioral origins. The current approach is strikingly more robust to fluctuations than earlier ones and gives consistently, if modestly, better fits. This approach could help parse the distinct components of fMRI recordings made in the context of a task.
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- Max Charles Herman
- Columbia University, Department of Neuroscience, New York, New York, United States
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- Columbia University, Department of Neuroscience, New York, New York, United States
- University of California at San Francisco, Department of Physiology and Center for Integrative Neuroscience, San Francisco, California, United States
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- Columbia University, Department of Neuroscience, New York, New York, United States
- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Institute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Columbia University, Department of Neuroscience, New York, New York, United States
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- Columbia University, Department of Neuroscience, New York, New York, United States
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Nishidate I, Mustari A, Kawauchi S, Sato S, Sato M. Simultaneous Evaluation of Cerebral Hemodynamics and Light Scattering Properties of the In Vivo Rat Brain Using Multispectral Diffuse Reflectance Imaging. J Vis Exp 2017. [PMID: 28518117 DOI: 10.3791/55399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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The simultaneous evaluation of cerebral hemodynamics and the light scattering properties of in vivo rat brain tissue is demonstrated using a conventional multispectral diffuse reflectance imaging system. This system is constructed from a broadband white light source, a motorized filter wheel with a set of narrowband interference filters, a light guide, a collecting lens, a video zoom lens, and a monochromatic charged-coupled device (CCD) camera. An ellipsoidal cranial window is made in the skull bone of a rat under isoflurane anesthesia to capture in vivo multispectral diffuse reflectance images of the cortical surface. Regulation of the fraction of inspired oxygen using a gas mixture device enables the induction of different respiratory states such as normoxia, hyperoxia, and anoxia. A Monte Carlo simulation-based multiple regression analysis for the measured multispectral diffuse reflectance images at nine wavelengths (500, 520, 540, 560, 570, 580, 600, 730, and 760 nm) is then performed to visualize the two-dimensional maps of hemodynamics and the light scattering properties of the in vivo rat brain.
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- Izumi Nishidate
- Graduate School of Bio-application & Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology;
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- Graduate School of Bio-application & Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology
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- Division of Biomedical Information Sciences, National Defense Medical College Research Institute
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- Division of Biomedical Information Sciences, National Defense Medical College Research Institute
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University
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Nourhashemi M, Kongolo G, Mahmoudzadeh M, Goudjil S, Wallois F. Relationship between relative cerebral blood flow, relative cerebral blood volume, and relative cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen in the preterm neonatal brain. NEUROPHOTONICS 2017; 4:021104. [PMID: 28439520 PMCID: PMC5394502 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.4.2.021104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The mechanisms responsible for coupling between relative cerebral blood flow (rCBF), relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV), and relative cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen ([Formula: see text]), an important function of the microcirculation in preterm infants, remain unclear. Identification of a causal relationship between rCBF-rCBV and [Formula: see text] in preterms may, therefore, help to elucidate the principles of cortical hemodynamics during development. We simultaneously recorded rCBF and rCBV and estimated [Formula: see text] by two independent acquisition systems: diffuse correlation spectroscopy and near-infrared spectroscopy, respectively, in 10 preterms aged between 28 and 35 weeks of gestational age. Transfer entropy was calculated in order to determine the directionality between rCBF-rCBV and [Formula: see text]. The surrogate method was applied to determine statistical significance. The results show that rCBV and [Formula: see text] have a predominant driving influence on rCBF at the resting state in the preterm neonatal brain. Statistical analysis robustly detected the correct directionality of rCBV on rCBF and [Formula: see text] on rCBF. This study helps to clarify the early organization of the rCBV-rCBF and [Formula: see text] inter-relationship in the immature cortex.
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- Mina Nourhashemi
- Université de Picardie, INSERM U 1105, GRAMFC, CHU Sud, rue René Laennec, 80054 Amiens Cedex 1, France
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- Université de Picardie, INSERM U 1105, GRAMFC, CHU Sud, rue René Laennec, 80054 Amiens Cedex 1, France
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- Université de Picardie, INSERM U 1105, GRAMFC, CHU Sud, rue René Laennec, 80054 Amiens Cedex 1, France
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- Université de Picardie, INSERM U 1105, GRAMFC, CHU Sud, rue René Laennec, 80054 Amiens Cedex 1, France
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Mahmoudzadeh M, Dehaene-Lambertz G, Wallois F. Electrophysiological and hemodynamic mismatch responses in rats listening to human speech syllables. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0173801. [PMID: 28291832 PMCID: PMC5349673 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Speech is a complex auditory stimulus which is processed according to several time-scales. Whereas consonant discrimination is required to resolve rapid acoustic events, voice perception relies on slower cues. Humans, right from preterm ages, are particularly efficient to encode temporal cues. To compare the capacities of preterms to those observed in other mammals, we tested anesthetized adult rats by using exactly the same paradigm as that used in preterm neonates. We simultaneously recorded neural (using ECoG) and hemodynamic responses (using fNIRS) to series of human speech syllables and investigated the brain response to a change of consonant (ba vs. ga) and to a change of voice (male vs. female). Both methods revealed concordant results, although ECoG measures were more sensitive than fNIRS. Responses to syllables were bilateral, but with marked right-hemispheric lateralization. Responses to voice changes were observed with both methods, while only ECoG was sensitive to consonant changes. These results suggest that rats more effectively processed the speech envelope than fine temporal cues in contrast with human preterm neonates, in whom the opposite effects were observed. Cross-species comparisons constitute a very valuable tool to define the singularities of the human brain and species-specific bias that may help human infants to learn their native language.
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- Mahdi Mahmoudzadeh
- INSERM U1105, GRAMFC, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, CHU SUD Amiens, Amiens, France
- * E-mail:
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- Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit, CEA DSV/I2BM, INSERM, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, NeuroSpin center, Gif/Yvette, France
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- INSERM U1105, GRAMFC, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, CHU SUD Amiens, Amiens, France
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Hosford PS, Millar J, Ramage AG, Marina N. Abnormal oxygen homeostasis in the nucleus tractus solitarii of the spontaneously hypertensive rat. Exp Physiol 2017; 102:389-396. [PMID: 28120502 PMCID: PMC5396378 DOI: 10.1113/ep086023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? Arterial hypertension is associated with impaired neurovascular coupling in the somatosensory cortex. Abnormalities in activity-dependent oxygen consumption in brainstem regions involved in the control of cardiovascular reflexes have not been explored previously. What is the main finding and its importance? Using fast-cyclic voltammetry, we found that changes in local tissue PO2 in the nucleus tractus solitarii induced by electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve are significantly impaired in spontaneously hypertensive rats. This is consistent with previous observations showing that brainstem hypoxia plays an important role in the pathogenesis of arterial hypertension. The effects of arterial hypertension on cerebral blood flow remain poorly understood. Haemodynamic responses within the somatosensory cortex have been shown to be impaired in the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) model. However, it is unknown whether arterial hypertension affects oxygen homeostasis in vital brainstem areas that control cardiovascular reflexes. In this study, we assessed vagus nerve stimulation-induced changes in local tissue PO2 (PtO2) in the caudal nucleus tractus solitarii (cNTS) of SHRs and normotensive Wistar rats. Measurements of PtO2 were performed using a novel application of fast-cyclic voltammetry, which allows higher temporal resolution of O2 changes than traditional optical fluorescence techniques. Electrical stimulation of the central cut end of the vagus nerve (ESVN) caused profound reductions in arterial blood pressure along with biphasic changes in PtO2 in the cNTS, characterized by a rapid decrease in PtO2 ('initial dip') followed by a post-stimulus overshoot above baseline. The initial dip was found to be significantly smaller in SHRs compared with normotensive Wistar rats even after ganglionic blockade. The post-ESVN overshoot was similar in both groups but was reduced in Wistar rats after ganglionic blockade. In conclusion, neural activity-dependent changes in tissue oxygen in brainstem cardiovascular autonomic centres are significantly impaired in animals with arterial hypertension.
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- Patrick S Hosford
- Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, UK
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- Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
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- Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, UK
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- Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, UK.,Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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Zafar A, Hong KS. Detection and classification of three-class initial dips from prefrontal cortex. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 8:367-383. [PMID: 28101424 PMCID: PMC5231305 DOI: 10.1364/boe.8.000367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Revised: 11/20/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In this paper, the use of initial dips using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) for brain-computer interface (BCI) is investigated. Features and window sizes for detecting initial dips are also discussed. Three mental tasks including mental arithmetic, mental counting, and puzzle solving are performed in obtaining fNIRS signals from the prefrontal cortex. Vector-based phase analysis method combined with a threshold circle, as a decision criterion, are used to detect the initial dips. Eight healthy subjects participate in experiment. Linear discriminant analysis is used as a classifier. To classify initial dips, five features (signal mean, peak value, signal slope, skewness, and kurtosis) of oxy-hemoglobin (HbO) and four different window sizes (0~1, 0~1.5, 0~2, and 0~2.5 sec) are examined. It is shown that a combination of signal mean and peak value and a time period of 0~2.5 sec provide the best average classification accuracy of 57.5% for three classes. To further validate the result, three-class classification using the conventional hemodynamic response (HR) is also performed, in which two features (signal mean and signal slope) and 2~7 sec window size have yielded the average classification accuracy of 65.9%. This reveals that fNIRS-based BCI using initial dip detection can reduce the command generation time from 7 sec to 2.5 sec while the classification accuracy is a bit sacrificed from 65.9% to 57.5% for three mental tasks. Further improvement can be made by using deoxy hemoglobin signals in coping with the slow HR problem.
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- Amad Zafar
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, South Korea
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, South Korea
- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, South Korea
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Goense J, Bohraus Y, Logothetis NK. fMRI at High Spatial Resolution: Implications for BOLD-Models. Front Comput Neurosci 2016; 10:66. [PMID: 27445782 PMCID: PMC4923185 DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2016.00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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As high-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and fMRI of cortical layers become more widely used, the question how well high-resolution fMRI signals reflect the underlying neural processing, and how to interpret laminar fMRI data becomes more and more relevant. High-resolution fMRI has shown laminar differences in cerebral blood flow (CBF), volume (CBV), and neurovascular coupling. Features and processes that were previously lumped into a single voxel become spatially distinct at high resolution. These features can be vascular compartments such as veins, arteries, and capillaries, or cortical layers and columns, which can have differences in metabolism. Mesoscopic models of the blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) response therefore need to be expanded, for instance, to incorporate laminar differences in the coupling between neural activity, metabolism and the hemodynamic response. Here we discuss biological and methodological factors that affect the modeling and interpretation of high-resolution fMRI data. We also illustrate with examples from neuropharmacology and the negative BOLD response how combining BOLD with CBF- and CBV-based fMRI methods can provide additional information about neurovascular coupling, and can aid modeling and interpretation of high-resolution fMRI.
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- Jozien Goense
- Department of Psychology, Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Physiology of Cognitive Processes, Max-Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Physiology of Cognitive Processes, Max-Planck Institute for Biological CyberneticsTübingen, Germany; Divison of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, University of ManchesterManchester, UK
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Hong KS, Naseer N. Reduction of Delay in Detecting Initial Dips from Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Signals Using Vector-Based Phase Analysis. Int J Neural Syst 2016; 26:1650012. [DOI: 10.1142/s012906571650012x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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In this paper, we present a systematic method to reduce the time lag in detecting initial dips using a vector-based phase diagram and an autoregressive moving average with exogenous signals (ARMAX) model-based [Formula: see text]-step-ahead prediction algorithm. With functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), signals related to mental arithmetic and right-hand clenching are acquired from the prefrontal and left primary motor cortices, respectively. The interrelationship between oxygenated hemoglobin, deoxygenated hemoglobin, total hemoglobin and cerebral oxygen exchange are related to initial dips. Specifically, a threshold value from the resting state hemodynamics is incorporated, as a decision criterion, into the vector-based phase diagram to determine the occurrence of initial dips. To further reduce the time lag, a [Formula: see text]-step-ahead prediction method is applied to predict the occurrence of the dips. A combination of the threshold criterion and the prediction method resulted in the delay time of about 0.9[Formula: see text]s. The results demonstrate that rapid detection of initial dip is possible and therefore can be used for real-time brain–computer interfacing.
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- Keum-Shik Hong
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University; 2 Busandaehak-ro, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Korea
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- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University; 2 Busandaehak-ro, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Korea
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Abookasis D, Volkov B, Shochat A, Kofman I. Noninvasive assessment of hemodynamic and brain metabolism parameters following closed head injury in a mouse model by comparative diffuse optical reflectance approaches. NEUROPHOTONICS 2016; 3:025003. [PMID: 27175372 PMCID: PMC4860005 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.3.2.025003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Optical techniques have gained substantial interest over the past four decades for biomedical imaging due to their unique advantages, which may suggest their use as alternatives to conventional methodologies. Several optical techniques have been successfully adapted to clinical practice and biomedical research to monitor tissue structure and function in both humans and animal models. This paper reviews the analysis of the optical properties of brain tissue in the wavelength range between 500 and 1000 nm by three different diffuse optical reflectance methods: spatially modulated illumination, orthogonal diffuse light spectroscopy, and dual-wavelength laser speckle imaging, to monitor changes in brain tissue morphology, chromophore content, and metabolism following head injury. After induction of closed head injury upon anesthetized mice by weight-drop method, significant changes in hemoglobin oxygen saturation, blood flow, and metabolism were readily detectible by all three optical setups, up to 1 h post-trauma. Furthermore, the experimental results clearly demonstrate the feasibility and reliability of the three methodologies, and the differences between the system performances and capabilities are also discussed. The long-term goal of this line of study is to combine these optical systems to study brain pathophysiology in high spatiotemporal resolution using additional models of brain trauma. Such combined use of complementary algorithms should fill the gaps in each system's capabilities, toward the development of a noninvasive, quantitative tool to expand our knowledge of the principles underlying brain function following trauma, and to monitor the efficacy of therapeutic interventions in the clinic.
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- David Abookasis
- Ariel University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ariel 40700, Israel
- Address all correspondence to: David Abookasis, E-mail:
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- Ariel University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ariel 40700, Israel
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- Ariel University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ariel 40700, Israel
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- Ariel University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ariel 40700, Israel
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Grinvald A, Sharon D, Omer D, Vanzetta I. Imaging the Neocortex Functional Architecture Using Multiple Intrinsic Signals: Implications for Hemodynamic-Based Functional Imaging. Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2016; 2016:pdb.top089375. [PMID: 26933255 DOI: 10.1101/pdb.top089375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Optical imaging based on intrinsic signals has provided a new level of understanding of the principles underlying cortical development, organization, and function, providing a spatial resolution of up to 20 µm for mapping cortical columns in vivo. This introduction briefly reviews the development of this technique, the types of applications that have been pursued, and the general implications of some findings for other neuroimaging techniques based on hemodynamic responses (e.g., functional magnetic resonance imaging).
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Chen S, Yi J, Inayat S, Liu W, Cang J, Zhang HF. Measuring absolute microvascular blood flow in cortex using visible-light optical coherence tomography. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2015; 2014:3881-4. [PMID: 25570839 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2014.6944471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Understanding regulating mechanisms of cerebral blood flow (CBF) is important for clinical diagnosis and biomedical researches. We demonstrate here that phase sensitive Doppler optical coherence tomography is able to measure absolute CBF in mouse visual cortex in vivo when working in the visible-light spectral range. Both temporal and spatial profile of regional CBF variations can be resolved. We further assessed the accuracy of our method by in vitro experiments, which showed great consistency between the measured values and controlled ones. Finally, we enhanced the contrast of blood vessels to generate an angiogram showing great details of mouse cortical microvasculature.
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Konecky SD, Wilson RH, Hagen N, Mazhar A, Tkaczyk TS, Frostig RD, Tromberg BJ. Hyperspectral optical tomography of intrinsic signals in the rat cortex. NEUROPHOTONICS 2015; 2:045003. [PMID: 26835483 PMCID: PMC4718192 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.2.4.045003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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We introduce a tomographic approach for three-dimensional imaging of evoked hemodynamic activity, using broadband illumination and diffuse optical tomography (DOT) image reconstruction. Changes in diffuse reflectance in the rat somatosensory cortex due to stimulation of a single whisker were imaged at a frame rate of 5 Hz using a hyperspectral image mapping spectrometer. In each frame, images in 38 wavelength bands from 484 to 652 nm were acquired simultaneously. For data analysis, we developed a hyperspectral DOT algorithm that used the Rytov approximation to quantify changes in tissue concentration of oxyhemoglobin ([Formula: see text]) and deoxyhemoglobin (ctHb) in three dimensions. Using this algorithm, the maximum changes in [Formula: see text] and ctHb were found to occur at [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] beneath the surface of the cortex, respectively. Rytov tomographic reconstructions revealed maximal spatially localized increases and decreases in [Formula: see text] and ctHb of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], respectively, with these maximum changes occurring at [Formula: see text] poststimulus. The localized optical signals from the Rytov approximation were greater than those from modified Beer-Lambert, likely due in part to the inability of planar reflectance to account for partial volume effects.
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- Soren D. Konecky
- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, 1002 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, California 92612, United States
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- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, 1002 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, California 92612, United States
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- Rice University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 6500 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, 1002 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, California 92612, United States
- University of California, Irvine, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 5200 Engineering Hall, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Rice University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 6500 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- University of California, Irvine, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, 2205 McGaugh Hall, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- University of California, Irvine, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 5200 Engineering Hall, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, 1002 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, California 92612, United States
- University of California, Irvine, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 5200 Engineering Hall, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Address all correspondence to: Bruce J. Tromberg, E-mail:
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Kofman I, Abookasis D. Dual-wavelength laser speckle imaging for monitoring brain metabolic and hemodynamic response to closed head traumatic brain injury in mice. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2015; 20:106009. [PMID: 26502232 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.20.10.106009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Abstract. The measurement of dynamic changes in brain hemodynamic and metabolism events following head trauma could be valuable for injury prognosis and for planning of optimal medical treatment. Specifically, variations in blood flow and oxygenation levels serve as important biomarkers of numerous pathophysiological processes. We employed the dual-wavelength laser speckle imaging (DW-LSI) technique for simultaneous monitoring of changes in brain hemodynamics and cerebral blood flow (CBF) at early stages of head trauma in a mouse model of intact head injury (n=10). For induction of head injury, we used a weight-drop device involving a metal mass (∼50 g ) striking the mouse’s head in a regulated manner from a height of ∼90 cm. In comparison to baseline measurements, noticeable dynamic variations were revealed immediately and up to 1 h postinjury, which indicate the severity of brain damage and highlight the ability of the DW-LSI arrangement to track brain pathophysiology induced by injury. To validate the monitoring of CBF by DW-LSI, measurements with laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) were also performed (n=5), which confirmed reduction in CBF following injury. A secondary focus of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of hypertonic saline as a neuroprotective agent, inhibiting the development of complications after brain injury in a subgroup of injured mice (n=5), further demonstrating the ability of DW-LSI to monitor the effects upon brain dynamics of drug treatment. Overall, our findings further support the use of DW-LSI as a noninvasive, cost-effective tool to assess changes in hemodynamics under a variety of pathological conditions, suggesting its potential contribution to the biomedical field. To the best of our knowledge, this work is the first to make use of the DW-LSI modality in a small animal model to (1) investigate brain function during the critical first hour of closed head injury trauma, (2) correlate between injury parameters of LDF measurements, and (3) monitor brain hemodynamic and metabolic response to neuroprotective drug treatment.
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Lu H, Li Y, Li H, Yuan L, Liu Q, Sun Y, Tong S. Single-trial estimation of the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen with imaging photoplethysmography and laser speckle contrast imaging. OPTICS LETTERS 2015; 40:1193-6. [PMID: 25831290 DOI: 10.1364/ol.40.001193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Cortical cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO(2)) could conventionally be measured by combining laser Doppler flowmetry and multispectral reflectance imaging across multiple trials of stimulation, which compromises the real-time capacity. Monitoring transient change of CMRO(2) has been challenging. In this Letter, imaging photoplethysmography (iPPG) and laser speckle contrast imaging were combined into a multi-modal optical imaging system for single-trial estimation of CMRO(2). In a physiologically stable experiment, the iPPG-based method showed a less than 4% variance in comparison with the conventional method over 20 trials, and its temporal stability could be comparable to that by conventional method over 6 trials. While the oxygen supply was decreased deliberately, the new method was able to detect the transient changes of CMRO(2) in real time, which could not be revealed by the conventional method.
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Barrett MJ, Suresh V. Improving estimates of the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen from optical imaging data. Neuroimage 2015; 106:101-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2014] [Revised: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Gramer M, Feuerstein D, Steimers A, Takagaki M, Kumagai T, Sué M, Vollmar S, Kohl-Bareis M, Backes H, Graf R. Device for simultaneous positron emission tomography, laser speckle imaging and RGB reflectometry: validation and application to cortical spreading depression and brain ischemia in rats. Neuroimage 2014; 94:250-262. [PMID: 24657778 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Brain function critically relies on the supply with energy substrates (oxygen and glucose) via blood flow. Alterations in energy demand as during neuronal activation induce dynamic changes in substrate fluxes and blood flow. To study the complex system that regulates cerebral metabolism requires the combination of methods for the simultaneous assessment of multiple parameters. We developed a multimodal imaging device to combine positron emission tomography (PET) with laser speckle imaging (LSI) and RGB reflectometry (RGBR). Depending on the radiotracer, PET provides 3-dimensional quantitative information of specific molecular processes, while LSI and RGBR measure cerebral blood flow (CBF) and hemoglobin oxygenation at high temporal and spatial resolution. We first tested the functional capability of each modality within our system and showed that interference between the modalities is negligible. We then cross-calibrated the system by simultaneously measuring absolute CBF using (15)O-H2O PET (CBF(PET)) and the inverse correlation time (ICT), the LSI surrogate for CBF. ICT and CBF(PET) correlated in multiple measurements in individuals as well as across different animals (R(2)=0.87, n=44 measurements) indicating that ICT can be used for absolute quantitative assessment of CBF. To demonstrate the potential of the combined system, we applied it to cortical spreading depression (CSD), a wave of transient cellular depolarization that served here as a model system for neurovascular and neurometabolic coupling. We analyzed time courses of hemoglobin oxygenation and CBF alterations coupled to CSD, and simultaneously measured regional uptake of (18)F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ((18)F-FDG) used as a radiotracer for regional glucose metabolism, in response to a single CSD and to a cluster of CSD waves. With this unique combination, we characterized the changes in cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2) in real-time and showed a correlation between (18)F-FDG uptake and the number of CSD waves that passed the local tissue. Finally, we examined CSD spontaneously occurring during focal ischemia also referred to as peri-infarct depolarization (PID). In the vicinity of the ischemic territory, we observed PIDs that were characterized by reduced CMRO2 and increased oxygen extraction fraction (OEF), indicating a limitation of oxygen supply. Simultaneously measured PET showed an increased (18)F-FDG uptake in these regions. Our combined system proved to be a novel tool for the simultaneous study of dynamic spatiotemporal alterations of cortical blood flow, oxygen metabolism and glucose consumption under normal and pathologic conditions.
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- M Gramer
- Max-Planck-Institute of Neurological Research, Gleueler Str. 50, 50825 Cologne, Germany.
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Neurological Research, Gleueler Str. 50, 50825 Cologne, Germany
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- RheinAhrCampus Remagen, University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, Joseph-Rovan Allee 2, 53424 Remagen, Germany
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Neurological Research, Gleueler Str. 50, 50825 Cologne, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Neurological Research, Gleueler Str. 50, 50825 Cologne, Germany
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- RheinAhrCampus Remagen, University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, Joseph-Rovan Allee 2, 53424 Remagen, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Neurological Research, Gleueler Str. 50, 50825 Cologne, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Neurological Research, Gleueler Str. 50, 50825 Cologne, Germany
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Kainerstorfer JM, Sassaroli A, Hallacoglu B, Pierro ML, Fantini S. Practical steps for applying a new dynamic model to near-infrared spectroscopy measurements of hemodynamic oscillations and transient changes: implications for cerebrovascular and functional brain studies. Acad Radiol 2014; 21:185-96. [PMID: 24439332 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2013.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Revised: 10/23/2013] [Accepted: 10/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Perturbations in cerebral blood volume (CBV), blood flow (CBF), and metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2) lead to associated changes in tissue concentrations of oxy- and deoxy-hemoglobin (ΔO and ΔD), which can be measured by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). A novel hemodynamic model has been introduced to relate physiological perturbations and measured quantities. We seek to use this model to determine functional traces of cbv(t) and cbf(t) - cmro2(t) from time-varying NIRS data, and cerebrovascular physiological parameters from oscillatory NIRS data (lowercase letters denote the relative changes in CBV, CBF, and CMRO2 with respect to baseline). Such a practical implementation of a quantitative hemodynamic model is an important step toward the clinical translation of NIRS. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the time domain, we have simulated O(t) and D(t) traces induced by cerebral activation. In the frequency domain, we have performed a new analysis of frequency-resolved measurements of cerebral hemodynamic oscillations during a paced breathing paradigm. RESULTS We have demonstrated that cbv(t) and cbf(t) - cmro2(t) can be reliably obtained from O(t) and D(t) using the model, and that the functional NIRS signals are delayed with respect to cbf(t) - cmro2(t) as a result of the blood transit time in the microvasculature. In the frequency domain, we have identified physiological parameters (e.g., blood transit time, cutoff frequency of autoregulation) that can be measured by frequency-resolved measurements of hemodynamic oscillations. CONCLUSIONS The ability to perform noninvasive measurements of cerebrovascular parameters has far-reaching clinical implications. Functional brain studies rely on measurements of CBV, CBF, and CMRO2, whereas the diagnosis and assessment of neurovascular disorders, traumatic brain injury, and stroke would benefit from measurements of local cerebral hemodynamics and autoregulation.
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The oxygen paradox of neurovascular coupling. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2014; 34:19-29. [PMID: 24149931 PMCID: PMC3887356 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2013.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Revised: 09/12/2013] [Accepted: 09/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The coupling of cerebral blood flow (CBF) to neuronal activity is well preserved during evolution. Upon changes in the neuronal activity, an incompletely understood coupling mechanism regulates diameter changes of supplying blood vessels, which adjust CBF within seconds. The physiologic brain tissue oxygen content would sustain unimpeded brain function for only 1 second if continuous oxygen supply would suddenly stop. This suggests that the CBF response has evolved to balance oxygen supply and demand. Surprisingly, CBF increases surpass the accompanying increases of cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2). However, a disproportionate CBF increase may be required to increase the concentration gradient from capillary to tissue that drives oxygen delivery. However, the brain tissue oxygen content is not zero, and tissue pO2 decreases could serve to increase oxygen delivery without a CBF increase. Experimental evidence suggests that CMRO2 can increase with constant CBF within limits and decreases of baseline CBF were observed with constant CMRO2. This conflicting evidence may be viewed as an oxygen paradox of neurovascular coupling. As a possible solution for this paradox, we hypothesize that the CBF response has evolved to safeguard brain function in situations of moderate pathophysiological interference with oxygen supply.
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Fantini S. A new hemodynamic model shows that temporal perturbations of cerebral blood flow and metabolic rate of oxygen cannot be measured individually using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Physiol Meas 2013; 35:N1-9. [PMID: 24346036 DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/35/1/n1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A recent dynamic model relates the functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) measurements to hemodynamic and metabolic parameters. This note reports modified expressions of the new model in terms of cerebral blood volume (CBV), blood flow (CBF) and metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2). On the basis of these modified expressions, the new model reproduces known steady state relationships between hemoglobin concentration, CBF and CMRO2, and yields time-dependent relationships that describe transient changes. This new model allows for the translation of the fNIRS measurements into dynamic measures of ΔCBV/CBV0 and the difference ΔCBF/CBF0 - ΔCMRO2/CMRO2|0, provided that some baseline physiological parameters and a relationship between overall, arterial and venous blood volume changes are assumed.
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- Sergio Fantini
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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Ciris PA, Qiu M, Constable RT. Noninvasive MRI measurement of the absolute cerebral blood volume-cerebral blood flow relationship during visual stimulation in healthy humans. Magn Reson Med 2013; 72:864-75. [PMID: 24151246 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2013] [Revised: 08/12/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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PURPOSE The relationship between cerebral blood volume (CBV) and cerebral blood flow (CBF) underlies blood oxygenation level-dependent functional MRI signal. This study investigates the potential for improved characterization of the CBV-CBF relationship in humans, and examines sex effects as well as spatial variations in the CBV-CBF relationship. METHODS Healthy subjects were imaged noninvasively at rest and during visual stimulation, constituting the first MRI measurement of the absolute CBV-CBF relationship in humans with complete coverage of the functional areas of interest. RESULTS CBV and CBF estimates were consistent with the literature, and their relationship varied both spatially and with sex. In a region of interest with stimulus-induced activation in CBV and CBF at a significance level of the P < 0.05, a power function fit resulted in CBV = 2.1 CBF(0.32) across all subjects, CBV = 0.8 CBF(0.51) in females and CBV = 4.4 CBF(0.15) in males. Exponents decreased in both sexes as ROIs were expanded to include less significantly activated regions. CONCLUSION Consideration for potential sex-related differences, as well as regional variations under a range of physiological states, may reconcile some of the variation across literature and advance our understanding of the underlying cerebrovascular physiology.
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- Pelin Aksit Ciris
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, School of Medicine, Magnetic Resonance Research Center, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Wang J, Wang Y, Li B, Feng D, Lu J, Luo Q, Li P. Dual-wavelength laser speckle imaging to simultaneously access blood flow, blood volume, and oxygenation using a color CCD camera. OPTICS LETTERS 2013; 38:3690-2. [PMID: 24104848 DOI: 10.1364/ol.38.003690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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We developed a dual-wavelength laser speckle imaging system using a single industrial-grade color CCD camera with Bayer filters to simultaneously image changes in blood flow, blood volume, and oxygenation. One frame of a color image recorded with dual-wavelength laser illumination provides not only the intensity fluctuation of the speckle pattern, but also the dual-wavelength optical reflectance signal. The method was validated using a tissue phantom and cuff ischemia experiments in the human arm. This system achieves complete time synchronization, unlike conventional time-sharing systems. Compared with a multicamera system, it also avoids the problem of image registration and can be less expensive.
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Vector-based phase classification of initial dips during word listening using near-infrared spectroscopy. Neuroreport 2013; 23:947-51. [PMID: 22989928 DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e328359833b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study examined the classification of initial dips during passive listening to single words by analysis of vectors of deoxyHb and oxyHb measurements simultaneously derived from near-infrared spectroscopy. The initial dip response during a single-word 1.5-s task in 13 healthy participants was significant only in the language area, which includes the left posterior superior temporal gyrus and angular gyrus. Event-related vectors of responses to comprehended words moved significantly into phase 4, a dip phase, whereas vectors of responses to unknown words moved into a nondip phase (P<0.05). The same results were reproduced after previously unknown words were learnt by the participants. Among the five dip phases, reflecting variations in transient oxygen metabolic regulation during a task, the frequency of occurrence of hypoxic-ischemic initial dips (decreased oxyHb) was around three times that of the canonical dip (increased deoxyHb and oxyHb). Phase classification of event-related vectors enhances the slight amount of oxygen exchange that occurs in word recognition, which has been difficult to detect because of its small amplitude.
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Bruyns-Haylett M, Harris S, Boorman L, Zheng Y, Berwick J, Jones M. The resting-state neurovascular coupling relationship: rapid changes in spontaneous neural activity in the somatosensory cortex are associated with haemodynamic fluctuations that resemble stimulus-evoked haemodynamics. Eur J Neurosci 2013; 38:2902-16. [DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Revised: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 06/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Michael Bruyns-Haylett
- The Centre for Signal Processing in NeuroImaging and Systems Neuroscience (SPINSN); Department of Psychology; University of Sheffield; Western Bank; Sheffield; S10 2TP; UK
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- The Centre for Signal Processing in NeuroImaging and Systems Neuroscience (SPINSN); Department of Psychology; University of Sheffield; Western Bank; Sheffield; S10 2TP; UK
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- The Centre for Signal Processing in NeuroImaging and Systems Neuroscience (SPINSN); Department of Psychology; University of Sheffield; Western Bank; Sheffield; S10 2TP; UK
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- The Centre for Signal Processing in NeuroImaging and Systems Neuroscience (SPINSN); Department of Psychology; University of Sheffield; Western Bank; Sheffield; S10 2TP; UK
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- The Centre for Signal Processing in NeuroImaging and Systems Neuroscience (SPINSN); Department of Psychology; University of Sheffield; Western Bank; Sheffield; S10 2TP; UK
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- The Centre for Signal Processing in NeuroImaging and Systems Neuroscience (SPINSN); Department of Psychology; University of Sheffield; Western Bank; Sheffield; S10 2TP; UK
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Stewart RS, Huang C, Arnett MT, Celikel T. Spontaneous oscillations in intrinsic signals reveal the structure of cerebral vasculature. J Neurophysiol 2013; 109:3094-104. [PMID: 23554431 DOI: 10.1152/jn.01200.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Functional imaging of intrinsic signals allows minimally invasive spatiotemporal mapping of stimulus representations in the cortex, but representations are often corrupted by stimulus-independent spatial artifacts, especially those originating from the blood vessels. In this paper, we present novel algorithms for unsupervised identification of cerebral vascularization, allowing blind separation of stimulus representations from noise. These algorithms commonly take advantage of the temporal fluctuations in global reflectance to extract anatomic information. More specifically, the phase of low-frequency oscillations relative to global fluctuations reveals local vascular identity. Arterioles can be reconstructed using their characteristically high power in those frequencies corresponding to respiration, heartbeat, and vasomotion signals. By treating the vasculature as a dynamic flow network, we finally demonstrate that direction of blood perfusion can be quantitatively visualized. Application of these methods for removal of stimulus-independent changes in reflectance permits isolation of stimulus-evoked representations even if the representation spatially overlaps with blood vessels. The algorithms can be expanded further to extract temporal information on blood flow, monitor revascularization following a focal stroke, and distinguish arterioles from venules and parenchyma.
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- Russell S Stewart
- Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Roche-Labarbe N, Fenoglio A, Radhakrishnan H, Kocienski-Filip M, Carp SA, Dubb J, Boas DA, Grant PE, Franceschini MA. Somatosensory evoked changes in cerebral oxygen consumption measured non-invasively in premature neonates. Neuroimage 2013; 85 Pt 1:279-86. [PMID: 23370052 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Revised: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The hemodynamic functional response is used as a reliable marker of neuronal activity in countless studies of brain function and cognition. In newborns and infants, however, conflicting results have appeared in the literature concerning the typical response, and there is little information on brain metabolism and functional activation. Measurement of all hemodynamic components and oxygen metabolism is critical for understanding neurovascular coupling in the developing brain. To this end, we combined multiple near infrared spectroscopy techniques to measure oxy- and deoxy-hemoglobin concentrations, cerebral blood volume (CBV), and relative cerebral blood flow (CBF) in the somatosensory cortex of 6 preterm neonates during passive tactile stimulation of the hand. By combining these measures we estimated relative changes in the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen consumption (rCMRO2). CBF starts increasing immediately after stimulus onset, and returns to baseline before blood volume. This is consistent with the model of pre-capillary arteriole active dilation driving the CBF response, with a subsequent CBV increase influenced by capillaries and veins dilating passively to accommodate the extra blood. rCMRO2 estimated using the steady-state formulation shows a biphasic pattern: an increase immediately after stimulus onset, followed by a post-stimulus undershoot due to blood flow returning faster to baseline than oxygenation. However, assuming a longer mean transit time from the arterial to the venous compartment, due to the immature vascular system of premature infants, reduces the post-stimulus undershoot and increases the flow/consumption ratio to values closer to adult values reported in the literature. We are the first to report changes in local rCBF and rCMRO2 during functional activation in preterm infants. The ability to measure these variables in addition to hemoglobin concentration changes is critical for understanding neurovascular coupling in the developing brain, and for using this coupling as a reliable functional imaging marker in neonates.
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- Nadege Roche-Labarbe
- A.A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA; Laboratoire Psychologie des Actions Langagières et Motrices, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, France.
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Imaging local neuronal activity by monitoring PO₂ transients in capillaries. Nat Med 2013; 19:241-6. [PMID: 23314058 DOI: 10.1038/nm.3059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Accepted: 11/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Two-photon phosphorescence lifetime microscopy (2PLM) has been used recently for depth measurements of oxygen partial pressure (PO(2)) in the rodent brain. In capillaries of olfactory bulb glomeruli, 2PLM has also allowed simultaneous measurements of PO(2) and blood flow and revealed the presence of erythrocyte-associated transients (EATs), which are PO(2) gradients that are associated with individual erythrocytes. We investigated the extent to which EAT properties in capillaries report local neuronal activity. We find that at rest, PO(2) at EAT peaks overestimates the mean PO(2) by 35 mm Hg. PO(2) between two EAT peaks is at equilibrium with, and thus reports, PO(2) in the neuropil. During odor stimulation, there is a small PO(2) decrease before functional hyperemia, showing that the initial dip in PO(2) is present at the level of capillaries. We conclude that imaging oxygen dynamics in capillaries provides a unique and noninvasive approach to map neuronal activity.
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Guevara E, Sadekova N, Girouard H, Lesage F. Optical imaging of resting-state functional connectivity in a novel arterial stiffness model. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2013; 4:2332-46. [PMID: 24298398 PMCID: PMC3829531 DOI: 10.1364/boe.4.002332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Revised: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/05/2013] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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This study aims to assess the impact of unilateral increases in carotid stiffness on cortical functional connectivity measures in the resting state. Using a novel animal model of induced arterial stiffness combined with optical intrinsic signals and laser speckle imaging, resting state functional networks derived from hemodynamic signals are investigated for their modulation by isolated changes in stiffness of the right common carotid artery. By means of seed-based analysis, results showed a decreasing trend of homologous correlation in the motor and cingulate cortices. Furthermore, a graph analysis indicated a randomization of the cortex functional networks, suggesting a loss of connectivity, more specifically in the motor cortex lateral to the treated carotid, which however did not translate in differentiated metabolic activity.
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- Edgar Guevara
- Department of Electrical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, 2500 Chemin de Polytechnique, Montréal, Qc, H3C 3A7 Canada
- Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 Bélanger Est, Montréal, Qc, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Édouard-Montpetit Montréal, Qc, H3T 1J4 Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Édouard-Montpetit Montréal, Qc, H3T 1J4 Canada
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, 2500 Chemin de Polytechnique, Montréal, Qc, H3C 3A7 Canada
- Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 Bélanger Est, Montréal, Qc, H3T 1J4, Canada
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