Cerebral and somatic near-infrared spectroscopy monitors are commonly used to detect
tissue oxygenation in various circumstances. This form of monitoring is based on tissue …

THE USE OF NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (NIRS) has increased significantly
worldwide in the past decade. This technology, first described more than 40 years ago, is …

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is an emerging noninvasive monitoring modality based
on chromophore absorption of infrared light. Because NIRS provides instantaneous …

Neurological complications during critical illness remain a frequent cause of morbidity and
mortality. To date, monitors of cerebral function including electroencephalography, jugular …

Continuous real-time monitoring of the adequacy of cerebral perfusion can provide
important therapeutic information in a variety of clinical settings. The current clinical …

The technology of transcranial near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for the measurement of
cerebral oxygen balance was introduced 25 years ago. Until very recently, there has been …

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a technique that can be used as a noninvasive and
continuous monitor of the balance between cerebral oxygen delivery and consumption. The …

In conclusion, NIRS appears to offer both a new monitoring modality and new information
about cerebral oxygenation. Technical problems in the application of this technology persist …

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is an emerging noninvasive monitoring modality based
on chromophore absorption of infrared light. There are four different types of NIRS system …

The use of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been increasingly adopted in cardiac
surgery to measure regional cerebral oxygen saturation. This method takes advantage of the …