title: Multiwavelength optoacoustic system for noninvasive monitoring of cerebral venous oxygenation: a pilot clinical test in the internal jugular vein.
abstract: A noninvasive, high-resolution optoacoustic technique is a promising alternative to currently used invasive methods of brain oxygenation monitoring. We present the results of our pilot clinical test of this technique in healthy volunteers. Multiwavelength optoacoustic measurements (with nanosecond optical parametric oscillator as a source of radiation) were performed on the area of the neck overlying the internal jugular vein, a deeply located large vein that drains blood from the brain and from extracranial tissues. Optoacoustic signals induced in venous blood were measured with high resolution and signal-to-noise ratio despite the presence of a thick layer of overlying tissue (up to 10 mm). The characteristic parameters of the signal at different wavelengths correlated well with the spectrum of the effective attenuation coefficient of blood.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Optical Sensing and Monitoring, Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555-0456, USA.
authors.forename: Yuriy Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Petrov
authors.forename: Irina Y
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Petrova
authors.forename: Igor A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Patrikeev
authors.forename: Rinat O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Esenaliev
authors.forename: Donald S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Prough
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007834:Lasers; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen