Inadequate oxygen supply to the brain and cerebral haemorrhage are the two main causes
of death and permanent disability in infants who need intensive care [1, 2]. Haemorrhage is …

The technique of near-infra-red spectroscopy allows safe continuous monitoring of changes
in blood and tissue oxygenation on an intact organ. This is made possible by observing …

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is an emerging technique for continuous, noninvasive
bedside monitoring of tissue structure, oxygenation, and blood flow. It relies upon the …

A workshop about near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), an emerging technology used to
measure cerebral oxygenation and blood flow, was sponsored by the Developmental …

THE NON-INVASIVE MONITORING OF CEREBRAL TISSUE OXYGENATION MS Thorniley,
LN Livera*, YABD Wickramasinghe, SA Spencer*, Page 1 THE NON-INVASIVE …

New methods of imaging the oxygenation, hemodynamics, and metabolism of the newborn
infant brain are being developed, based on illumination of the head with near‐infrared light …

This project had two main objectives. The first of these was to design and construct a
spectroscopic instrument to monitor small changes in optical transmission across an infant's …

The application of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for continuous monitoring of cerebral
haemodynamics and oxygenation non-invasively was first reported by Jobsis in 1977. 1 …

Conventional brain imaging modalities are limited in that they image only secondary
physical manifestations of brain injury, which may occur well after the actual insult to the …

Near-infrared spectroscopy is a new technique for noninvasive monitoring of tissue
oxygenation and hemodynamics. Until now, it has been used solely for research into the …