Title :
A novel method for predicting the onset of intraventricular hemorrhage in premature infants by using near infrared spectroscopy
Author :
Bozkurt, Y. Alper ; Rosen, Harel ; Rosen, Arye ; Pourrezaei, Kambiz ; Onaral, Banu
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Biomed. Eng., Sci., & Health Syst., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
Premature babies are under high risk of brain injury during the care period in nursery. The most common observed injury is intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). Existing monitoring technology is neither efficient nor sufficient for predicting IVH before it occurs. Near Infrared (NIR) light can be used for continuous monitoring of neonate brain in real time and providing predictive, quantitative parameters for early detection of IVH. A method to predict onset of IVH by using cerebral oxygen saturation information obtained via NIR spectroscopy is presented.
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; blood; brain; infrared spectroscopy; paediatrics; patient monitoring; O2; cerebral oxygen saturation information; intraventricular hemorrhage onset prediction; near infrared spectroscopy; neonate brain; nursery; predictive quantitative parameters; premature babies; real time continuous monitoring; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical monitoring; Blood flow; Brain injuries; Hemorrhaging; Infrared detectors; Infrared spectra; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pediatrics; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053287
