A New Technology for Detecting Cerebral Blood Flow: A Comparative Study of Ultrasound Tagged NIRS and (133)Xe-SPECT

Henrik W Schytz, Song Guo, Lars T Jensen, Moshe Kamar, Asaph Nini, Daryl R Gress, Messoud Ashina

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Abstract

There is a need for real-time non-invasive, continuous monitoring of cerebral blood flow (CBF) during surgery, in intensive care units and clinical research. We investigated a new non-invasive hybrid technology employing ultrasound tagged near infrared spectroscopy (UT-NIRS) that may estimate changes in CBF using a cerebral blood flow index (CFI). Changes over time for UT-NIRS CFI and (133)Xenon single photon emission computer tomography ((133)Xe-SPECT) CBF data were assessed in 10 healthy volunteers after an intravenous bolus of acetazolamide. UT-NIRS CFI was measured continuously and SPECT CBF was measured at baseline, 15 and 60 min after acetazolamide. We found significant changes over time in CFI by UT-NIRS and CBF by SPECT after acetazolamide (P ≤ 0.001). Post hoc tests showed a significant increase in CFI (P = 0.011) and SPECT CBF (P 
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftNeurocritical Care
Vol/bind17
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)139-45
Antal sider7
ISSN1541-6933
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2012

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