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Passera S, De Carli A, Fumagalli M, Contini D, Pesenti N, Amendola C, Giovannella M, Durduran T, Weigel UM, Spinelli L, Torricelli A, Greisen G. Cerebrovascular reactivity to carbon dioxide tension in newborns: data from combined time-resolved near-infrared spectroscopy and diffuse correlation spectroscopy. NEUROPHOTONICS 2023; 10:045003. [PMID: 37841558 PMCID: PMC10576436 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.10.4.045003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Significance Critically ill newborns are at risk of brain damage from cerebrovascular disturbances. A cerebral hemodynamic monitoring system would have the potential role to guide targeted intervention. Aim To obtain, in a population of newborn infants, simultaneous near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)-based estimates of cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (StO 2 ) and blood flow during variations of carbon dioxide tension (pCO 2 ) levels within physiologic values up to moderate permissive hypercapnia, and to examine if the derived estimate of metabolic rate of oxygen would stay constant, during the same variations. Approach We enrolled clinically stable mechanically ventilated newborns at postnatal age > 24 h without brain abnormalities at ultrasound. StO 2 and blood flow index were measured using a non-invasive device (BabyLux), which combine time-resolved NIRS and diffuse-correlation spectroscopy. The effect of changes in transcutaneous pCO 2 on StO 2 , cerebral blood flow (CBF), and cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen index (tCMRO 2 i ) were estimated. Results Ten babies were enrolled and three were excluded. Median GA at enrollment was 39 weeks and median weight 2720 g. StO 2 increased 0.58% (95% CI 0.55; 0.61, p < 0.001 ), CBF 2% (1.9; 2.3, p < 0.001 ), and tCMRO 2 0.3% (0.05; 0.46, p = 0.017 ) per mmHg increase in pCO 2 . Conclusions BabyLux device detected pCO 2 -induced changes in cerebral StO 2 and CBF, as expected. The small statistically significant positive relationship between pCO 2 and tCMRO 2 i variation is not considered clinically relevant and we are inclined to consider it as an artifact.
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- Sofia Passera
- NICU Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milan, Milan, Italy
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- NICU Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milan, Milan, Italy
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- NICU Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milan, Milan, Italy
- University of Milan, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Milan, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Fisica, Milan, Italy
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- University of Milano-Bicocca, Division of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, Milan, Italy
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- ICFO – Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Casteldefells, Spain
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- ICFO – Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Casteldefells, Spain
- ICREA – Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
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- Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milan, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Fisica, Milan, Italy
- Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milan, Italy
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- Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Department of Neonatology, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Powers WJ, An H, Diringer MN. Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. Stroke 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-69424-7.00003-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hashem M, Zhang Q, Wu Y, Johnson TW, Dunn JF. Using a multimodal near-infrared spectroscopy and MRI to quantify gray matter metabolic rate for oxygen: A hypothermia validation study. Neuroimage 2019; 206:116315. [PMID: 31669409 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Non-invasive quantitative imaging of cerebral oxygen metabolism (CMRO2) in small animal models is crucial to understand the role of oxidative metabolism in healthy and diseased brains. In this study, we developed a multimodal method combining near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and MRI to non-invasively study oxygen delivery and consumption in the cortex of mouse and rat models. The term CASNIRS is proposed to the technique that measures CMRO2 with ASL and NIRS. To determine the reliability of this method, CMRO2 values were compared with reported values measured with other techniques. Also, the sensitivity of the CASNIRS technique to detect changes in CMRO2 in the cortex of the animals was assessed by applying a reduction in core temperature, which is known to reduce CMRO2. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) and CMRO2 were measured in five mice and five rats at a core temperature of 37 °C followed by another measurement at 33 °C. CMRO2 was 7.8 ± 1.8 and 3.7 ± 0.9 (ml/100 g/min, mean ± SD) in mice and rats respectively. These values are in good agreement with reported values measured by 15O PET, 17O NMR, and BOLD fMRI. In hypothermia, we detected a significant decrease of 37% and 32% in CMRO2 in the cortex of mice and rats, respectively. Q10 was calculated to be 3.2 in mice and 2.7 in rats. In this study we showed that it is possible to assess absolute values of metabolic correlates such as CMRO2, CBF and oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) noninvasively in living brain of mice and rats by combining NIRS with MRI. This will open new possibilities for studying brain metabolism in patients as well as the many mouse/rat models of brain disorders.
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- Mada Hashem
- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada; Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada; Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada; Experimental Imaging Centre, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada; Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada; Experimental Imaging Centre, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada; Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada; Experimental Imaging Centre, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada; Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada; Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada; Experimental Imaging Centre, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada; Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada; Experimental Imaging Centre, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada.
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Morris EA, Juttukonda MR, Lee CA, Patel NJ, Pruthi S, Donahue MJ, Jordan LC. Elevated brain oxygen extraction fraction in preterm newborns with anemia measured using noninvasive MRI. J Perinatol 2018; 38:1636-1643. [PMID: 30254332 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-018-0229-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that cerebral oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) is elevated and inversely related to hematocrit level in anemic former very-low-birth-weight infants near term. STUDY DESIGN Prospective study of non-sedated preterm infants (post-menstrual age = 36 ± 2 weeks) over a range of hematocrits (0.23-0.49). Anatomical (T1-W, T2-W, and diffusion-weighted), cerebral blood flow (CBF), and OEF 3-T MRI were utilized. Statistical analysis included Spearman's rank-order correlation testing between study variables and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) calculated between consecutively acquired OEF scans. RESULTS Consecutive OEF measurements showed moderate-to-good agreement (ICC = 0.71; 95% CI = 0.40-0.87). OEF increased with worsening anemia (ρ = -0.58; p = 0.005), and OEF and basal ganglia CBF were positively correlated (ρ = 0.49; p = 0.023). CONCLUSION Noninvasive OEF MRI has moderate-to-good repeatability in non-sedated former preterm infants nearing term-equivalent age. Strong correlation of elevated OEF with anemia suggests hemodynamic compensation for anemia and could establish OEF as a useful biomarker of transfusion threshold for preterm infants.
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- Emily A Morris
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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Qi Y, Liu P, Lin Z, Lu H, Wang X. Hemodynamic and Metabolic Assessment of Neonates With Punctate White Matter Lesions Using Phase-Contrast MRI and T2-Relaxation-Under-Spin-Tagging (TRUST) MRI. Front Physiol 2018; 9:233. [PMID: 29615927 PMCID: PMC5868490 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The brain's hemodynamic and metabolism of punctate white matter lesions (PWML) is poorly understood due to a scarcity of non-invasive imaging techniques. The aim of this study was to apply new MRI techniques to quantify cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2), global cerebral blood flow (CBF), oxygen saturation fractions in venous blood (Yv) and oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) in neonates with PWML, for better understanding of the pathophysiology of PWML. Fifty-one newborns were recruited continuously, including 23 neonatal patients with PWML and 28 normal control neonates. Phase-contrast (PC) MRI and T2-Relaxation-Under-Spin-Tagging (TRUST) MRI were performed for the measurement of CBF and Yv. OEF and CMRO2 were calculated from the CBF and Yv values. The total maturation score (TMS) was assessed for each neonate on standard T1, 2-weighted images to evaluate cerebral maturation. The CMRO2, CBF, Yv, and OEF values were compared between groups, and their associations with age and TMS were evaluated. Significant differences between PWML group and control group were found in CMRO2 (P = 0.020), CBF (P = 0.027), Yv (P = 0.012), OEF (P = 0.018). After age/maturation is accounted for, Yv and OEF showed significant dependence on the groups (P < 0.05). Newborns with PWML had lower OEF and higher Yv. CMRO2, CBF and brain volume were correlated with age (P < 0.001) and TMS (P < 0.05). It is feasible to use non-invasive MRI methods to measure cerebral oxygen supply and consumption in neonates with PWML. Newborns with PWML have lower oxygen consumption. Yv and OEF may be helpful for the diagnosis of PWML. The positive correlation between CBF and TMS, and between CMRO2 and TMS suggested that as myelination progresses, the blood supply and oxygen metabolism in the brain increase to meet the escalating energy demand.
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- Ying Qi
- Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. Stroke 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-29544-4.00003-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Diop M, Kishimoto J, Toronov V, Lee DSC, St. Lawrence K. Development of a combined broadband near-infrared and diffusion correlation system for monitoring cerebral blood flow and oxidative metabolism in preterm infants. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2015; 6:3907-18. [PMID: 26504641 PMCID: PMC4605050 DOI: 10.1364/boe.6.003907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Revised: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Neonatal neuromonitoring is a major clinical focus of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and there is an increasing interest in measuring cerebral blood flow (CBF) and oxidative metabolism (CMRO2) in addition to the classic tissue oxygenation saturation (StO2). The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of broadband NIRS combined with diffusion correlation spectroscopy (DCS) to measured changes in StO2, CBF and CMRO2 in preterm infants undergoing pharmaceutical treatment of patent ductus arteriosus. CBF was measured by both DCS and contrast-enhanced NIRS for comparison. No significant difference in the treatment-induced CBF decrease was found between DCS (27.9 ± 2.2%) and NIRS (26.5 ± 4.3%). A reduction in StO2 (70.5 ± 2.4% to 63.7 ± 2.9%) was measured by broadband NIRS, reflecting the increase in oxygen extraction required to maintain CMRO2. This study demonstrates the applicability of broadband NIRS combined with DCS for neuromonitoring in this patient population.
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- Mamadou Diop
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
- Imaging Division, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
- Imaging Division, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Neonatology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
- Imaging Division, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
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Thing M, Sørensen LC, Pryds O. Transient hyperoxia does not affect regional cerebral tissue oxygen saturation in moderately preterm or term newborns. Acta Paediatr 2015; 104:657-62. [PMID: 25382627 DOI: 10.1111/apa.12860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Revised: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM Even short periods of hyperoxia may induce prolonged cerebral vasoconstriction in newborn infants, and this could theoretically lead to cerebral ischaemia even once normoxia is re-established. This study aimed to investigate the effect of brief hyperoxic exposures on regional cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (rStO2 ) and to evaluate whether any observed prolonged cerebral vasoconstriction was related to maturity. METHODS The study included 30 infants with a postmenstrual age of more than 32 weeks, who were treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressure and a fraction of inspired oxygen of ≤0.3. The INVOS 5100C oximeter was used to measure rStO2 before, during and after two hyperoxic exposures. If hyperoxia induced a prolonged cerebral vasoconstriction, posthyperoxic rStO2 would be expected to decrease. RESULTS rStO2 increased slightly after the first hyperoxic exposure, with a mean difference of 1.37% (95% CI 0.15, 2.6). After the second oxygen exposure, rStO2 remained unchanged with a mean difference of -0.4% (95% CI -1.6, 0.78). Differences in rStO2 were not related to gestational age in either of the two hyperoxic episodes. CONCLUSION We found no evidence to support the theory that transient hyperoxia induces prolonged cerebral vasoconstriction in infants with a postmenstrual age above 32 weeks.
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- Mira Thing
- Department of Paediatrics; Copenhagen University Hospital; Hvidovre Denmark
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- Department of Paediatrics; Copenhagen University Hospital; Hvidovre Denmark
- Faculty of Health Science; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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Liao SMC, Rao R, Mathur AM. Head Position Change Is Not Associated with Acute Changes in Bilateral Cerebral Oxygenation in Stable Preterm Infants during the First 3 Days of Life. Am J Perinatol 2015; 32:645-52. [PMID: 25282608 PMCID: PMC4624398 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1390348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Several recent intraventricular hemorrhage prevention bundles include midline head positioning to prevent potential disturbances in cerebral hemodynamics. We aimed to study the impact of head position change on regional cerebral saturations (SctO2) in preterm infants (< 30 weeks gestational age) during the first 3 days of life. STUDY DESIGN Bilateral SctO2 was measured by near-infrared spectroscopy. The infant's head was turned sequentially to each side from midline (baseline) in 30-minute intervals while keeping the body supine. Bilateral SctO2 before and after each position change were compared using paired t-test. RESULTS In relatively stable preterm infants (gestational age 26.5 ± 1.7 weeks, birth weight 930 ± 220 g; n = 20), bilateral SctO2 remained within normal range (71.1-75.3%) when the head was turned from midline position to either side. CONCLUSION Stable preterm infants tolerated brief changes in head position from midline without significant alternation in bilateral SctO2; the impact on critically ill infants needs further evaluation.
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- Steve Ming-Che Liao
- Corresponding author: Steve Ming-Che Liao, MD, MSCI, Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, 660 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA, Tel: 1(314)454-2683 Fax: 1(314)454-4633,
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Anderson AA, Smith E, Chernomordik V, Ardeshirpour Y, Chowdhry F, Thurm A, Black D, Matthews D, Rennert O, Gandjbakhche AH. Prefrontal cortex hemodynamics and age: a pilot study using functional near infrared spectroscopy in children. Front Neurosci 2014; 8:393. [PMID: 25565935 PMCID: PMC4266015 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2014.00393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cerebral hemodynamics reflect cognitive processes and underlying physiological processes, both of which are captured by functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Here, we introduce a novel parameter of Oxygenation Variability directly obtained from fNIRS data —the OV Index—and we demonstrate its use in children. fNIRS data were collected from 17 children (ages 4–8 years), while they performed a standard Go/No-Go task. Data were analyzed using two frequency bands—the first attributed to cerebral autoregulation (CA) (<0.1 Hz) and the second to respiration (0.2–0.3 Hz). Results indicate differences in variability of oscillations of oxygen saturation (SO2) between the two different bands. These pilot data reveal a dynamic relationship between chronological age and OV index in CA associated frequency of <0.1 Hz. Specifically, OV index increased with age between 4 and 6 years. In addition, there was much higher variability in frequencies associated with CA than for respiration across subjects. These findings provide preliminary evidence for the utility of the OV index and are the first to describe the relationship between cerebral autoregulation and age in children using fNIRS methodology.
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- Afrouz A Anderson
- National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Bethesda, MD, USA ; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis Davis, CA, USA
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- National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Mental Health Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Mental Health Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis Davis, CA, USA
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- National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Bethesda, MD, USA
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Liu P, Chalak LF, Lu H. Non-invasive assessment of neonatal brain oxygen metabolism: A review of newly available techniques. Early Hum Dev 2014; 90:695-701. [PMID: 25028136 PMCID: PMC4170025 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Because oxidative metabolism is the primary form of energy production in the brain, the amount of oxygen consumed by the brain, denoted by a physiological parameter termed cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2), represents a key marker for tissue viability and brain function. Quantitative assessment of cerebral oxygen metabolism in the neonate may provide an important marker in better understanding normal brain development and in making diagnosis and treatment decisions in neonatal brain injuries. Measurement of CMRO2 in humans has been a challenging task, particularly in neonates. Recently, several promising techniques have been proposed to quantify neonatal CMRO2 and the purpose of this article is to provide a technical review of these techniques. Among these, we will focus the review on the NIRS optic based methods and MRI methods which are non-invasive, have been applied in normal and sick newborns and show great potentials. Potential clinical prospects of CMRO2 techniques are discussed in the context of their advantages, challenges and limitations.
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- Peiying Liu
- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, United States.
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- Depart of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, United States.
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, United States.
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Brigadoi S, Aljabar P, Kuklisova-Murgasova M, Arridge SR, Cooper RJ. A 4D neonatal head model for diffuse optical imaging of pre-term to term infants. Neuroimage 2014; 100:385-94. [PMID: 24954280 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Diffuse optical tomography is most accurate when an individual's MRI data can be used as a spatial prior for image reconstruction and for visualization of the resulting images of changes in oxy- and deoxy-hemoglobin concentration. As this necessitates an MRI scan to be performed for each study, which undermines many of the advantages of diffuse optical methods, the use of registered atlases to model the individual's anatomy is becoming commonplace. Infant studies require carefully age-matched atlases because of the rapid growth and maturation of the infant brain. In this paper, we present a 4D neonatal head model which, for each week from 29 to 44 weeks post-menstrual age, includes: 1) a multi-layered tissue mask which identifies extra-cerebral layers, cerebrospinal fluid, gray matter, white matter, cerebellum and brainstem, 2) a high-density tetrahedral head mesh, 3) surface meshes for the scalp, gray-matter and white matter layers and 4) cranial landmarks and 10-5 locations on the scalp surface. This package, freely available online at www.ucl.ac.uk/medphys/research/4dneonatalmodel can be applied by users of near-infrared spectroscopy and diffuse optical tomography to optimize probe locations, optimize image reconstruction, register data to cortical locations and ultimately improve the accuracy and interpretation of diffuse optical techniques in newborn populations.
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- Sabrina Brigadoi
- Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Padova, Italy.
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- Centre for the Developing Brain and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Imaging Sciences, King's College London, UK
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- Centre for the Developing Brain and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Imaging Sciences, King's College London, UK
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- Department of Computer Science, University College London, UK
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- Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London, UK
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Liu P, Huang H, Rollins N, Chalak LF, Jeon T, Halovanic C, Lu H. Quantitative assessment of global cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2) in neonates using MRI. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2014; 27:332-40. [PMID: 24399806 PMCID: PMC3970939 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Revised: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 11/29/2013] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2) is the rate of oxygen consumption by the brain, and is thought to be a direct index of energy homeostasis and brain health. However, in vivo measurement of CMRO2 is challenging, in particular for the neonatal population, in whom conventional radiotracer methods are not applicable because of safety concerns. In this study, we propose a method to quantify global CMRO2 in neonates based on arteriovenous differences in oxygen content, and employ separate measurements of oxygenation and cerebral blood flow (CBF) parameters. Specifically, arterial and venous oxygenation levels were determined with pulse oximetry and the novel T2 relaxation under spin tagging (TRUST) MRI, respectively. Global CBF was measured with phase contrast (PC) flow velocity MRI. The proposed method was implemented on a standard 3-T MRI scanner without the need for any exogenous tracers, and the total scan duration was less than 5 min. We demonstrated the feasibility of this method in 12 healthy neonates within an age range of 35-42 gestational weeks. CMRO2 values were successfully obtained from 10 neonates. It was found that the average CMRO2 in this age range was 38.3 ± 17.7 µmol/100 g/min and was positively correlated with age (p = 0.007; slope, 5.2 µmol/100 g/min per week), although the highest CMRO2 value in this age range was still less than half of the adult level. Test-retest studies showed a coefficient of variation of 5.8 ± 2.2% between repeated CMRO2 measurements. In addition, given the highly variable blood flow velocity within this age range, it is recommended that the TRUST labeling thickness and position should be determined on a subject-by-subject basis, and an automatic algorithm was developed for this purpose. Although this method provides a global CMRO2 measure only, the clinical significance of an energy consumption marker and the convenience of this technique may make it a useful tool in the functional assessment of the neonatal population.
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- Peiying Liu
- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, United States
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, United States
- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, United States
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- Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, United States
- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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Karen T, Wolf M, Nef R, Haensse D, Bucher HU, Schulz G, Fauchère JC. Changes in cerebral oxygenation during early postnatal adaptation in newborns delivered by vacuum extraction measured by near-infrared spectroscopy. BMC Pediatr 2014; 14:21. [PMID: 24467703 PMCID: PMC3913969 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Newborns delivered by vacuum extraction quite often show clinical signs of a hemodynamic compromise, which is difficult to assess in terms of severity. The conventional means to measure the hemodynamic status are not sensitive enough to appreciate the severity of general, and more specifically of cerebral circulatory imbalance. The aim was to study cerebral tissue oxygenation during postnatal adaptation in these infants using near-infrared spectroscopy. Methods The tissue hemoglobin index (THI), tissue oxygenation index (TOI), arterial oxygen saturation (pre-ductal SaO2) and heart rate (HR) were recorded immediately after birth, and again after 12–24 hours of life in 15 newborns delivered by vacuum extraction due to fetal distress. A comparison with 19 healthy newborns delivered by elective cesarean section was performed. Results Newborns delivered by vacuum extraction had significantly higher THI 10 to 15 minutes after birth. TOI and HR were significantly higher in the first 5 min and SaO2 in the first 10 minutes but then did not differ from those after cesarean section. Conclusion Infants delivered by vacuum extraction following fetal distress show transient deviations in cerebral oxygenation and perfusion after birth which were not detectable after 24 hours.
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- Division of Neonatology, Department Obstetrics & Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 10, Zurich CH-8091, Switzerland.
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Yoo S, Lee KM. Articulation-based sound perception in verbal repetition: a functional NIRS study. Front Hum Neurosci 2013; 7:540. [PMID: 24046741 PMCID: PMC3763229 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Accepted: 08/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Verbal repetition is a fundamental language capacity where listening and speaking are inextricably coupled with each other. We have recently reported that the left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) harbors articulation-based codes, as evidenced by activation during repetition of meaningless speech sounds, i.e., pseudowords. In this study, we aimed at confirming this finding and further investigating the possibility that sound perception as well as articulation is subserved by neural circuits in this region. Using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), we monitored changes of hemoglobin (Hb) concentration at IFG bilaterally, while subjects verbally repeated pseudowords and words. The results revealed that the proportion of oxygenated hemoglobin (O2Hb) over total Hb was significantly higher at the left IFG during repetition of pseudowords than that of words, replicating the observation by functional MRI and indicating that the region processes articulatory codes for verbal repetition. More importantly for this study, hemodynamic modulations were observed at both IFG during passive listening without repetition to various sounds, including natural environmental sounds, animal vocalizations, and human non-speech sounds. Furthermore, the O2Hb concentration increased at the left IFG but decreased at the right IFG for both speech and non-speech sounds. These findings suggest that both speech and non-speech sounds may be processed and maintained by a neural mechanism for sensorimotor integration using articulatory codes at the left IFG.
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- Sejin Yoo
- R&D Team, Health and Medical Equipment Business, Samsung Electronics Suwon, South Korea
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Arora R, Ridha M, Lee DSC, Elliott J, Rosenberg HC, Diop M, Lee TY, St Lawrence K. Preservation of the metabolic rate of oxygen in preterm infants during indomethacin therapy for closure of the ductus arteriosus. Pediatr Res 2013; 73:713-8. [PMID: 23493169 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2013.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess and quantify the effects of indomethacin on cerebral blood flow (CBF), oxygen extraction fraction (OEF), and cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2) in preterm infants undergoing treatment for a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). METHODS CBF and CMRO2 were measured before and after the first dose of a 3-d course of indomethacin to close hemodynamically significant PDA in preterm neonates. Indocyanine-green (ICG) concentration curves were acquired before and after indomethacin injection to quantify CBF and CMRO2. RESULTS Eight preterm neonates (gestational age, 27.6 ± 0.5 wk; birth weight, 992 ± 109 g; 6 males:2 females) were treated at a median age of 4.5 d (range, 4-21 d). Indomethacin resulted in an average CBF decrease of 18% (pre- and post-CBF = 12.9 ± 1.3 and 10.6 ± 0.8 ml/100 g/min, respectively) and an OEF increase of 11% (pre- and post-OEF = 0.38 ± 0.02 and 0.42 ± 0.02, respectively) but no significant change in CMRO2 (pre- and post-CMRO2 = 0.83 ± 0.07 and 0.76 ± 0.07 ml O2/100 g/min, respectively). Corresponding mean blood pressure (BP), arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2), heart rate, and end-tidal carbon dioxide tension levels remained unchanged. CONCLUSION Indomethacin resulted in significant reduction in CBF but did not alter CMRO2 because of a compensatory increase in OEF.
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- Rohit Arora
- Department of Pediatrics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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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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Metz AJ, Pugin F, Huber R, Achermann P, Wolf M. Brain Tissue Oxygen Saturation Increases During the Night in Adolescents. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2013; 789:113-119. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7411-1_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Liu P, Xu F, Lu H. Test-retest reproducibility of a rapid method to measure brain oxygen metabolism. Magn Reson Med 2012; 69:675-81. [PMID: 22517498 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2012] [Accepted: 03/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO(2)) is an important index of tissue viability and brain function, but this parameter cannot yet be measured routinely on clinical scanners. Recently, a noninvasive technique was proposed which estimates global CMRO(2) by concomitantly measuring oxygen-extraction-fraction using T(2)-relaxation-under-spin-tagging MRI and pulse oximetry, and cerebral-blood-flow using phase-contrast MRI. This study sought to establish a standard acquisition procedure for this technique and to evaluate its test-retest reproducibility in healthy subjects. Each subject was examined in five sessions and each session included two measurements. Intrasession, intersession, and intersubject coefficients of variation for CMRO(2) were found to be 3.84 ± 1.44% (N = 7, mean ± standard deviation), 6.59 ± 1.56%, and 8.80% respectively. These reproducibility values were comparable or slightly superior to (15) O positron emission tomography (PET) results reported in the literature. It was also found that oxygen-extraction-fraction and cerebral-blood-flow tended to co-vary across sessions (P = 0.002) and subjects (P = 0.01), and their coefficients of variation were greater than that of CMRO(2). The simplicity and reliability features may afford this global CMRO(2) technique great potential for immediate clinical applications.
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- Peiying Liu
- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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Abdelnour F, Huppert T. A random-effects model for group-level analysis of diffuse optical brain imaging. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 2:1-25. [PMID: 21326631 PMCID: PMC3028484 DOI: 10.1364/boe.2.000001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2010] [Revised: 11/01/2010] [Accepted: 11/02/2010] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Diffuse optical imaging is a non-invasive technique for measuring changes in blood oxygenation in the brain. This technique is based on the temporally and spatially resolved recording of optical absorption in tissue within the near-infrared range of light. Optical imaging can be used to study functional brain activity similar to functional MRI. However, group level comparisons of brain activity from diffuse optical data are difficult due to registration of optical sensors between subjects. In addition, optical signals are sensitive to inter-subject differences in cranial anatomy and the specific arrangement of optical sensors relative to the underlying functional region. These factors can give rise to partial volume errors and loss of sensitivity and therefore must be accounted for in combining data from multiple subjects. In this work, we describe an image reconstruction approach using a parametric Bayesian model that simultaneously reconstructs group-level images of brain activity in the context of a random-effects analysis. Using this model, we demonstrate that localization accuracy and the statistical effects size of group-level reconstructions can be improved when compared to individualized reconstructions. In this model, we use the Restricted Maximum Likelihood (ReML) method to optimize a Bayesian random-effects model.
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- Farras Abdelnour
- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop St. Pittsburgh PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop St. Pittsburgh PA 15213, USA
- Department of Bioengineering University of Pittsburgh, 300 Technology Dr. Pittsburgh PA 15219, USA
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Takami T, Sunohara D, Kondo A, Mizukaki N, Suganami Y, Takei Y, Miyajima T, Hoshika A. Changes in cerebral perfusion in extremely LBW infants during the first 72 h after birth. Pediatr Res 2010; 68:435-9. [PMID: 20657347 DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e3181f2bd4d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Cerebral perfusion and its relation with systemic circulation in extremely LBW (ELBW) infants in the early neonatal period are not well understood. The cerebral tissue oxygenation index (TOI) and cerebral fractional tissue oxygen extraction (FTOE) were monitored in stable 16 ELBW infants (GA <29 wk) using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) at 3-6, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 72 h after birth. The left ventricular end-systolic wall stress (ESWS), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular cardiac output (LVCO), and superior vena cava (SVC) flow were also measured simultaneously using echocardiography. The ESWS increased till 18 h and then decreased; LVEF, LVCO, and SVC flow decreased till 12 h and increased thereafter. The TOI decreased till 12 h and correlated with SVC flow; FTOE increased until 12 h and then decreased. These changes in variables of NIRS and echocardiographic measurements contrasted to changes in mean arterial blood pressure (MABP), which showed trends of continuous and gradual increase after birth. We conclude that even stable ELBW infants undergo evident transitional changes in cerebral oxygenation and perfusion in the early postnatal period, which may reflect changes in cardiac function and cardiac output.
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- Takeshi Takami
- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan.
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Tichauer KM, Elliott JT, Hadway JA, Lee DS, Lee TY, St. Lawrence K. Using near-infrared spectroscopy to measure cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen under multiple levels of arterial oxygenation in piglets. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2010; 109:878-85. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01432.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Improving neurological care of neonates has been impeded by the absence of suitable techniques for measuring cerebral hemodynamics and energy metabolism at the bedside. Currently, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) appears to be the technology best suited to fill this gap, and techniques have been proposed to measure both cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2). We have developed a fast and reliable bolus-tracking method of determining CMRO2 that combines measurements of CBF and cerebral venous oxygenation [venous oxygen saturation (CSvO2)]. However, this method has never been validated at different levels of arterial oxygenation [arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2)], which can be highly variable in the clinical setting. In this study, NIRS measurements of CBF, CSvO2, and CMRO2 were obtained over a range of SaO2 in newborn piglets ( n = 12); CSvO2 values measured directly from sagittal sinus blood samples were collected for validation. Two alternative NIRS methods that measure CSvO2 by manipulating venous oxygenation (i.e., head tilt and partial venous occlusion methods) were also employed for comparison. Statistically significant correlations were found between each NIRS technique and sagittal sinus blood oxygenation ( P < 0.05). Correlation slopes were 1.03 ( r = 0.91), 0.73 ( r = 0.73), and 0.73 ( r = 0.81) for the bolus-tracking, head tilt, and partial venous occlusion methods, respectively. The bolus-tracking technique displayed the best correlation under hyperoxic (SaO2 = 99.9 ± 0.03%) and normoxic (SaO2 = 86.9 ± 6.6%) conditions and was comparable to the other techniques under hypoxic conditions (SaO2 = 40.7 ± 9.9%). The reduced precision of the bolus-tracking method under hypoxia was attributed to errors in CSvO2 measurement that were magnified at low SaO2 levels. In conclusion, the bolus-tracking technique of measuring CSvO2, and therefore CMRO2, is accurate and robust for an SaO2 > 50% but provides reduced accuracy under more severe hypoxic levels.
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- Kenneth M. Tichauer
- Imaging Division, Lawson Health Research Institute,
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario,
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- Imaging Division, Lawson Health Research Institute,
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario,
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- Imaging Division, Lawson Health Research Institute,
- Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, and
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- Department of Paediatrics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Imaging Division, Lawson Health Research Institute,
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario,
- Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, and
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- Imaging Division, Lawson Health Research Institute,
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario,
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Roche-Labarbe N, Carp SA, Surova A, Patel M, Boas DA, Grant PE, Franceschini MA. Noninvasive optical measures of CBV, StO(2), CBF index, and rCMRO(2) in human premature neonates' brains in the first six weeks of life. Hum Brain Mapp 2010; 31:341-52. [PMID: 19650140 PMCID: PMC2826558 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2009] [Revised: 06/26/2009] [Accepted: 06/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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With the causes of perinatal brain injuries still unclear and the probable role of hemodynamic instability in their etiology, bedside monitoring of neonatal cerebral hemodynamics with standard values as a function of age are needed. In this study, we combined quantitative frequency domain near infrared spectroscopy (FD-NIRS) measures of cerebral tissue oxygenation (StO(2)) and cerebral blood volume (CBV) with diffusion correlation spectroscopy (DCS) measures of a cerebral blood flow index (CBF(ix)) to test the validity of the CBV-CBF relationship in premature neonates and to estimate cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (rCMRO(2)) with or without the CBF(ix) measurement. We measured 11 premature neonates (28-34 weeks gestational age) without known neurological issues, once a week from one to six weeks of age. In nine patients, cerebral blood velocities from the middle cerebral artery were collected by transcranial Doppler (TCD) and compared with DCS values. Results show a steady decrease in StO(2) during the first six weeks of life while CBV remains stable, and a steady increase in CBF(ix). rCMRO(2) estimated from FD-NIRS remains constant but shows wide interindividual variability. rCMRO(2) calculated from FD-NIRS and DCS combined increased by 40% during the first six weeks of life with reduced interindividual variability. TCD and DCS values are positively correlated. In conclusion, FD-NIRS combined with DCS offers a safe and quantitative bedside method to assess CBV, StO(2), CBF, and rCMRO(2) in the premature brain, facilitating individual follow-up and comparison among patients. A stable CBV-CBF relationship may not be valid for premature neonates.
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- Nadège Roche-Labarbe
- Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, 02129, USA.
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Wolf M, Greisen G. Advances in near-infrared spectroscopy to study the brain of the preterm and term neonate. Clin Perinatol 2009; 36:807-34, vi. [PMID: 19944837 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2009.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This article reviews tissue oximetry and imaging to study the preterm and newborn infant brain by near-infrared spectroscopy. These two technologies are now advanced; nearly 100 reports on their use in newborn infants have been published, and commercial instruments are available. The precision of oximetry, however, is a limitation for its clinical use of assessing cerebral oxygenation. Imaging of brain function needs very well defined protocols for sensory stimulation as well as signal analysis to provide meaningful results.
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- Martin Wolf
- Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory, Clinic of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstr. 10, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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With the increasing interest in treatments for neonatal brain injury, bedside methods for detecting and assessing injury status and evolution are needed. We aimed to determine whether cerebral tissue oxygenation (StO(2)), cerebral blood volume (CBV), and estimates of relative cerebral oxygen consumption (rCMRO(2)) determined by bedside frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy (FD-NIRS) have the potential to distinguish neonates with brain injury from those with non-brain issues and healthy controls. We recruited 43 neonates < or =15 days old and >33 weeks gestational age (GA): 14 with imaging evidence of brain injury, 29 without suspicion of brain injury (4 unstable, 6 stable, and 19 healthy). A multivariate analysis of variance with Newman-Keuls post hoc comparisons confirmed group similarity for GA and age at measurement. StO(2) was significantly higher in brain injured compared with unstable neonates, but not statistically different from stable or healthy neonates. Brain-injured neonates were distinguished from all others by significant increases in CBV and rCMRO(2). In conclusion, although NIRS measures of StO(2) alone may be insensitive to evolving brain injury, increased CBV and rCMRO(2) seem to be useful for detecting neonatal brain injury and suggest increased neuronal activity and metabolism occurs acutely in evolving brain injury.
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Tichauer KM, Elliott JT, Hadway JA, Lee TY, St. Lawrence K. Cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen and amplitude-integrated electroencephalography during early reperfusion after hypoxia-ischemia in piglets. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2009; 106:1506-12. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91156.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The therapeutic window following perinatal hypoxia-ischemia is brief, and early clinical signs of injury can be subtle. Electroencephalography (EEG) represents the most promising early diagnostic of hypoxia-ischemia; however, some studies have questioned the sensitivity and specificity of EEG. The present study investigated the use of both near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) measurements of the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2) and amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG) to detect the severity of hypoxia-ischemia after 1 h of reperfusion in newborn piglets (10 insult, 3 control). The CMRO2 was measured before and after 1 h of reperfusion from hypoxia-ischemia, the duration of which was varied from piglet to piglet with a range of 3–24 min, under fentanyl/nitrous oxide anesthesia to mimic awake-like levels of cerebral metabolism. EEG data were collected throughout the study. On average, the CMRO2 and mean aEEG background signals were significantly depressed following the insult ( P < 0.05). Mean CMRO2 and mean aEEG background were 2.61 ± 0.11 ml O2·min−1·100 g−1 and 20.4 ± 2.7 μV before the insult and 1.58 ± 0.09 ml O2·min−1·100 g−1 and 11.8 ± 2.9 μV after 1 h of reperfusion, respectively. Both CMRO2 and aEEG displayed statistically significant correlations with duration of ischemia ( P < 0.05; r = 0.71 and r = 0.89, respectively); however, only CMRO2 was sensitive to milder injuries (<5 min). This study highlights the potential for combining NIRS measures of CMRO2 with EEG in the neonatal intensive care unit to improve early detection of perinatal hypoxia-ischemia.
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Huppert TJ, Diamond SG, Franceschini MA, Boas DA. HomER: a review of time-series analysis methods for near-infrared spectroscopy of the brain. APPLIED OPTICS 2009; 48:D280-98. [PMID: 19340120 PMCID: PMC2761652 DOI: 10.1364/ao.48.00d280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 932] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a noninvasive neuroimaging tool for studying evoked hemodynamic changes within the brain. By this technique, changes in the optical absorption of light are recorded over time and are used to estimate the functionally evoked changes in cerebral oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin concentrations that result from local cerebral vascular and oxygen metabolic effects during brain activity. Over the past three decades this technology has continued to grow, and today NIRS studies have found many niche applications in the fields of psychology, physiology, and cerebral pathology. The growing popularity of this technique is in part associated with a lower cost and increased portability of NIRS equipment when compared with other imaging modalities, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography. With this increasing number of applications, new techniques for the processing, analysis, and interpretation of NIRS data are continually being developed. We review some of the time-series and functional analysis techniques that are currently used in NIRS studies, we describe the practical implementation of various signal processing techniques for removing physiological, instrumental, and motion-artifact noise from optical data, and we discuss the unique aspects of NIRS analysis in comparison with other brain imaging modalities. These methods are described within the context of the MATLAB-based graphical user interface program, HomER, which we have developed and distributed to facilitate the processing of optical functional brain data.
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- Theodore J Huppert
- Departments of Radiology and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
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Winter JD, Tichauer KM, Gelman N, Thompson RT, Lee TY, St Lawrence K. Changes in cerebral oxygen consumption and high-energy phosphates during early recovery in hypoxic-ischemic piglets: a combined near-infrared and magnetic resonance spectroscopy study. Pediatr Res 2009; 65:181-7. [PMID: 18852691 DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e31818f06fb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) offers the ability to assess brain function at the bedside of critically ill neonates. Our group previously demonstrated a persistent reduction in the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO(2)) after hypoxia-ischemia (HI) in newborn piglets. The purpose of this current study was to determine the causes of this reduction by combining NIRS with magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to measure high-energy metabolites and diffusion-weighted imaging to measure cellular edema. Nine piglets were exposed to 30 min of HI and nine piglets served as controls. Proton and phosphorous MRS spectra, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps, and CMRO(2) measurements were collected periodically before and for 5.5 h after HI. A significant decrease in CMRO(2) (26 +/- 7%) was observed after HI. Incomplete recovery of nucleotide triphosphate concentration (8 +/- 3% <controls) and reduced ADC (16 +/- 5%) suggested mitochondrial dysfunction. However, CMRO(2) did not correlate with any metabolite concentration during the last 3 h of the recovery period, and no significant changes were found in phosphocreatine and lactate levels. Therefore, the CMRO(2) decrease is likely a combination of impaired mitochondrial function and reduced energy demands during the acute phase, which has been previously observed in the mature brain.
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- Jeff D Winter
- Imaging Division, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, N6A 4V2, Canada
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Fang Q, Sakadzić S, Ruvinskaya L, Devor A, Dale AM, Boas DA. Oxygen advection and diffusion in a three- dimensional vascular anatomical network. OPTICS EXPRESS 2008; 16:17530-17541. [PMID: 18958033 DOI: 10.1364/oe.16.017530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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There is an increasing need for quantitative and computationally affordable models for analyzing tissue metabolism and hemodynamics in microvascular networks. In this work, we develop a hybrid model to solve for the time-varying oxygen advection-diffusion equation in the vessels and tissue. To obtain a three-dimensional temporal evolution of tissue oxygen concentration for realistic complex vessel networks, we used a graph-based advection model combined with a finite-element based diffusion model and an implicit time-advancing scheme. We validated this algorithm for both static and dynamic conditions. We also applied it to a complex vascular network obtained from a rodent somatosensory cortex. Qualitative agreement was found with in-vivo experiments.
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- Qianqian Fang
- Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA
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Wolf M, Ferrari M, Quaresima V. Progress of near-infrared spectroscopy and topography for brain and muscle clinical applications. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2007; 12:062104. [PMID: 18163807 DOI: 10.1117/1.2804899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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This review celebrates the 30th anniversary of the first in vivo near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy (NIRS) publication, which was authored by Professor Frans Jobsis. At first, NIRS was utilized to experimentally and clinically investigate cerebral oxygenation. Later it was applied to study muscle oxidative metabolism. Since 1993, the discovery that the functional activation of the human cerebral cortex can be explored by NIRS has added a new dimension to the research. To obtain simultaneous multiple and localized information, a further major step forward was achieved by introducing NIR imaging (NIRI) and tomography. This review reports on the progress of the NIRS and NIRI instrumentation for brain and muscle clinical applications 30 years after the discovery of in vivo NIRS. The review summarizes the measurable parameters in relation to the different techniques, the main characteristics of the prototypes under development, and the present commercially available NIRS and NIRI instrumentation. Moreover, it discusses strengths and limitations and gives an outlook into the "bright" future.
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- Martin Wolf
- University Hospital Zurich, Clinic of Neonatology, Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Okunieff P, Fenton B, Chen Y. Past, present, and future of oxygen in cancer research. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2006; 566:213-22. [PMID: 16594155 DOI: 10.1007/0-387-26206-7_29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The first pathologists, oncologists, and medical physicists were aware that tumors were populated by an aberrant vasculature. The classic observations of Thomlinson and Gray in the 1950's established that O2 diffusion distances caused tumor to grow in cords. Tumor necrosis was observed surrounding a Krogh cylinder of viable tumor. That work helped explain earlier work by Warburg, who demonstrated a predisposition for tumors to favor anaerobic respiration, and it became the basis for 5 decades of subsequent research aimed at improving tumor oxygenation at the time of radiation. The role of O2 in modifying radiation response was attributed exclusively to the reactive free radicals that can be formed when O2 is present. These radicals produce approximately three-fold more irreparable double strand breaks in DNA. Subsequently it became clear that tumor had nutritional insufficiencies in addition to hypoxia. Ischemic regions are hypoglycemic, acidotic, have poor penetration of drugs, increased interstitial pressure, and altered immunological states. Ischemic regions can have intermittent reflow and associated redox stress. The relative impact of O2 compared to these associated phenomenon, and the degree to which hypoxia causes or follows these associated physiologic stresses, have been studied in detail. ISOTT scientists are responsible for much of the elucidation of the specific effects of O2, ADP/ATP ratios, hypoglycemia, and acidosis on tumor responses to radiation and hyperthermia. Many questions still remain.
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