Advances in near-infrared spectroscopy to study the brain of the preterm and term neonate.
This article reviews tissue oximetry and imaging to study the preterm and newborn infant brain by near-infrared spectroscopy. These two technologies are now advanced; nearly 100 reports on their use in newborn infants have been published, and commercial instruments are available. The precision of oximetry, however, is a limitation for its clinical use of assessing cerebral oxygenation. Imaging of brain function needs very well defined protocols for sensory stimulation as well as signal analysis to provide meaningful results.
Wolf
Martin
M
Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory, Clinic of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstr. 10, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland. martin.wolf@usz.ch
Greisen
Gorm
G
D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000378:metabolism*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared / Q000379:methods*
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