title: Near-infrared spectroscopy versus magnetic resonance imaging to study brain perfusion in newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy treated with hypothermia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The measurement of brain perfusion may provide valuable information for assessment and treatment of newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). While arterial spin labeled perfusion (ASL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides noninvasive and direct measurements of regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) values, it is logistically challenging to obtain. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) might be an alternative, as it permits noninvasive and continuous monitoring of cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation at the bedside.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation between measurements of brain perfusion by NIRS and by MRI in term newborns with HIE treated with hypothermia.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this prospective cohort study, ASL-MRI and NIRS performed during hypothermia were used to assess brain perfusion in these newborns. Regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) values, measured from 1-2 MRI scans for each patient, were compared to mixed venous saturation values (SctO2) recorded by NIRS just before and after each MRI. Analysis included groupings into moderate versus severe HIE based on their initial background pattern of amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twelve concomitant recordings were obtained of seven neonates. Strong correlation was found between SctO2 and CBF in asphyxiated newborns with severe HIE (r=0.88; p value=0.0085). Moreover, newborns with severe HIE had lower CBF (likely lower oxygen supply) and extracted less oxygen (likely lower oxygen demand or utilization) when comparing SctO2 and CBF to those with moderate HIE.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  NIRS is an effective bedside tool to monitor and understand brain perfusion changes in term asphyxiated newborns, which in conjunction with precise measurements of CBF obtained by MRI at particular times, may help tailor neuroprotective strategies in term newborns with HIE.
authors: Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, 2300 Tupper Street, Montreal, QC H3H 1P3, Canada; Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Computational Radiology Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: Pia.Wintermark@bluemail.ch.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Wintermark
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Hansen
authors: S K
authors: SK
authors: Warfield
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Dukhovny
authors: J S
authors: JS
authors: Soul
mesh_terms: D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D059907:Functional Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D020925:Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D010477:Perfusion; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen
keywords: Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalogram; Brain; CBF; Cerebral Blood Flow; HIE; Hypoxic–Ischemic Encephalopathy; Hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy; MRI; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mixed Venous Saturation; NICU; NIRS; Near-Infrared Spectroscopy; Near-infrared spectroscopy; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Newborn; PASL; Perfusion; Pulsed Arterial Spin Labeling; SctO(2); aEEG
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