Measurement of cerebral blood flow in adult humans using near infrared spectroscopy—methodology and possible errors

CE Elwell, M Cope, AD Edwards, JS Wyatt… - Oxygen Transport to …, 1992 - Springer
The principle of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was first clearly defined by Jobsis in
1977, and recent technical and methodological advances have made it possible to use …

Noninvasive assessment of cerebral hemodynamics and tissue oxygenation during activation of brain cell function in human adults using near infrared spectroscopy

A Villringer, J Planck, S Stodieck, K Bötzel… - Oxygen Transport to …, 1994 - Springer
Abstract Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) is an optical technique that measures tissue
absorbance of light at several wavelengths in the 700-1000 nm spectral region. From the …

Report of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke workshop on near infrared spectroscopy

DG Hirtz - Pediatrics, 1993 - publications.aap.org
A workshop about near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), an emerging technology used to
measure cerebral oxygenation and blood flow, was sponsored by the Developmental …

Experimentally measured optical pathlengths for the adult head, calf and forearm and the head of the newborn infant as a function of inter optode spacing

P Van der Zee, M Cope, SR Arridge… - Oxygen transport to …, 1992 - Springer
The technique of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is being increasingly used in clinical
measurements of blood and tissue oxygenation (Wyatt et al 1986, Edwards et al 1990). and …

The effect of scalp ischaemia on measurement of cerebral blood volume by near-infrared spectroscopy

H Owen-Reece, CE Elwell, JS Wyatt… - Physiological …, 1996 - iopscience.iop.org
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a noninvasive method of quantifying changes in
cerebral haemodynamics from changes in the absorption of near-infrared light by …

The non-invasive monitoring of cerebral tissue oxygenation

MS Thorniley, LN Livera, Y Wickramasinghe… - Oxygen transport to …, 1990 - Springer
THE NON-INVASIVE MONITORING OF CEREBRAL TISSUE OXYGENATION MS Thorniley,
LN Livera*, YABD Wickramasinghe, SA Spencer*, Page 1 THE NON-INVASIVE …

Is near-infrared spectroscopy living up to its promises?

G Greisen - Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
The first clinical application of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was made 20 years ago on
the head of newborn infants under intensive care. Since then NIRS has yielded much …

Fetal and neonatal cerebral oxygen monitoring with NIRS: theory and practice

P Rolfe, Y Wickramasinghe, MS Thorniley… - Early human …, 1992 - Elsevier
Near infra-red spectroscopy (NIRS) is a comparatively new method for monitoring the
oxygenation in blood and tissue in the brain of the fetus and the neonate. Absorption of light …

Reproducibility of cerebral blood volume measurements by near infrared spectroscopy in 16 healthy elderly subjects

J Claassen, W Colier, R Jansen - Physiological measurement, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a non-invasive method to monitor cerebral
haemodynamics. Used either alone or in combination with other non-invasive methods such …

Measurement of adult cerebral haemodynamics using near infrared spectroscopy

CE Elwell, H Owen-Reece, M Cope, JS Wyatt… - Monitoring of cerebral …, 1993 - Springer
Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a non invasive, portable, safe technique for monitoring
cerebral oxygenation and haemodynamics. Since it does not involve the use of ionising …