Advances in near-infrared spectroscopy to study the brain of the preterm and term neonate

• Autores: Martin Wolf, Gorm Greisen
• Localización: Clinics in Perinatology, ISSN 0095-5108, Vol. 36, Nº. 4, 2009 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Neurology of the Newborn Infant), págs. 807-834
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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.