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In Vitro Comparisons of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Oximeters: Impact of Slow Changes in Scattering of Liquid Phantoms

Daniel Ostojic, Stefan Kleiser, Nassim Nasseri, Helene Isler, Bjørn Andresen, Heidrun Wabnitz, Tanja Karen, Felix Scholkmann, Martin Wolf

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Abstract

Several cerebral oximeters based on near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) are commercially available that determine tissue oxygen saturation (StO2). One problem is an inconsistency of StO2 readings between different brands of instruments. Liquid blood phantoms mimicking optical properties of the neonatal head enable quantitative device comparisons. However, occasionally, the reduced scattering coefficient (μs') of these phantoms decreases over time.

AIM: To investigate whether this decrease in μs' affects the validity of comparison of these devices. StO2 was measured by several NIRS oximeters simultaneously on a phantom, which exhibited a particularly strong decrease in μs'. We found that a decrease in μs' by ≤16% from baseline led to deviations in StO2 of ≤3%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOxygen Transport to Tissue XL
EditorsOliver Thews, Joseph C. LaManna, David K. Harrison
Number of pages5
Volume1072
Publication date5 Sept 2018
Pages375-379
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Sept 2018
SeriesAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
ISSN0065-2598

Keywords

  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Oximetry/instrumentation
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared/instrumentation

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