Cerebral oximetry by near infrared spectroscopy measures cerebral haemoglobin oxygen saturation and the balance between supply and demand, not cerebral blood flow.
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D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods
D006454:Hemoglobins; D010100:Oxygen