Title :
Oxygen saturation in the brain from time-resolved diffuse reflectance measurements
Author :
Wabnitz, Heidrun ; Steinbrink, J. ; Rinneberg, H. ; Obrig, H. ; Rillringer, A.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Tech. Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany
Abstract :
Summary form given. Portable and rather inexpensive optical devices to determine blood oxygen saturation in the brain are potentially suited for continuous bedside monitoring of patients with cerebrovascular disease. Two different objectives are addressed in this contribution: (i) quantitation of changes in blood volume and oxygenation, e.g., caused by functional stimulation of the brain, (ii) determination of absolute values of blood oxygen saturation in the brain.
Keywords :
bio-optics; blood; brain; laser applications in medicine; oximetry; patient monitoring; reflectivity; O/sub 2/; brain oxygen saturation; cerebrovascular disease patients; continuous bedside monitoring; diode lasers; functional stimulation; portable inexpensive optical devices; time-resolved diffuse reflectance measurements; Absorption; Blood; Diode lasers; Diseases; Optical devices; Oxygen; Patient monitoring; Reflectivity; Stimulated emission; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910345
