Title :
Predicting the onset of intraventricular hemorrhage in premature infants by using functional optical imaging
Author :
Bozkurt, Y. Alper ; Rosen, Harel ; Rosen, Arye ; Pourrezaei, Kambiz
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Biomed. Eng., Sci., & Health Syst., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
Premature babies are under high risk of brain injury during the care period in nursery. The most common observed injury is Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH). Existing monitoring technology is neither efficient nor sufficient for predicting IVH before it occurs. Near InfraRed (NIR) can be used for continuous monitoring of neonate brain in real time and providing predictive, quantitative parameters for early detection of IVH. A method to predict onset of IVH by using cerebral oxygen saturation information obtained via NIR imaging is presented
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; blood; brain; infrared imaging; paediatrics; patient monitoring; O2; brain injury risk; care period; cerebral oxygen saturation information; functional optical imaging; intraventricular hemorrhage onset prediction; monitoring technology; neonate brain; predictive quantitative parameters; premature babies; premature infants; Biomedical monitoring; Blood flow; Blood pressure; Brain injuries; Condition monitoring; Hemorrhaging; Infrared detectors; Optical imaging; Pediatrics; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the IEEE 28th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7419-3
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2002.999566
