title: The clinical role of near infrared spectroscopy.
abstract: Near infrared spectroscopy is a non-invasive bedside technique which allows cotside observation of cerebral haemodynamics and oxygenation in sick newborn infants. Methods have been described for measurement of cerebral blood flow and volume, as well as other tests of the cerebral circulation. The techniques is still under intensive development and further advances and refinements can be expected, but a present it is essentially a technique for research and investigations rather than a clinical tool.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, U.K.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009359:Neonatology / Q000379:methods*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D010100:Oxygen