Regional cerebrovascular oxygen saturation measured by optical spectroscopy in humans

• Published in: Stroke (1970) Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 596 - 602
• Main Authors: McCormick, P W, Stewart, M, Goetting, M G, Balakrishnan, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.05.1991
• Subjects: Adult; Algorithms; Biological and medical sciences; Brain - metabolism; Humans; Hypoxia, Brain - metabolism; Infrared Rays; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Medical sciences; Nervous system; Oxygen - metabolism; Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques; Spectrum Analysis; Human; Infrared spectrometry; Brain; Hemoprotein; Oxygen; Nervous system diseases; Saturation; Blood vessel; Hemoglobin; Exploration; Induced hypoxemia

Regional cerebrovascular oxygen saturation, a quantitative measure of hemoglobin saturation in the combined arterial, venous, and microcirculatory compartments of the brain, can be measured noninvasively with near infrared spectroscopy. We assessed the sensitivity of this aggregate saturation to cer...