Title :
Development of near infra-red spectroscopy for monitoring cerebral regional blood oxygenation and volume in the human newborn
Author :
Lehr, H.-P. ; Wickramasinghe, Y ; Rolfe, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng. & Med. Phys., Keele Univ., UK
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1996
Abstract :
Neuro-developmental abnormalities often occur in the human newborn. Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a technique to investigate the brain disease occurring together with these neuro-abnormalities, NIRS is based on the specific absorption properties of haemoglobin and oxyhaemoglobin in the near infrared region. Local variations in cerebral blood volume (CBV) and blood oxygenation is important for a better understanding of these abnormalities
Keywords :
blood; brain; infrared spectroscopy; laser applications in medicine; oxygen; spectrochemical analysis; volume measurement; O2; brain disease; brain volume; cerebral regional blood oxygenation monitoring; haemoglobin; human newborn; local variations; medical monitoring technique; neuroabnormalities; oxyhaemoglobin; specific absorption properties; Biomedical monitoring; Biomedical optical imaging; Blood; Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society; Infrared spectra; Infrared surveillance; Instruments; Lesions; Pediatrics; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3811-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1996.656845
