OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of two emitter-detector separations (2.7 and 5.5 cm) on the detection of changes in cerebral and extra-cerebral tissue oxygenation using near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). METHODS: Two NIR detectors were placed on the scalp 2.7 and 5.5 cm from a single NIR emitter. Changes in deoxyhaemoglobin (HHb), oxyhaemoglobin (O2Hb),oxidised cytochrome C oxidase (Cyt) and total haemoglobin (tHb) were recorded from each detector during the induction of cerebral oligaemia (transition from hypercapnia to hypocapnia) and scalp hyperaemia (following release of a scalp tourniquet). RESULTS: Cerebral oligaemia (mean decrease in middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity of 44%) induced by a mean reduction in end tidal CO2 of 18 mmHg was accompanied by a significant increase in the spectroscopic signal for HHb and a decrease in the O2Hb signal. The signal change per unit photon path length detected at 5.5 cm was significantly greater for HHb (p = 0.007) than that detected at 2.7 cm. In contrast, the increase in all chromophores detected at 5.5 cm during scalp hyperaemia was significantly less than that detected at 2.7 cm (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The differing sensitivity of the proximal and distal channels to changes in cerebral and extracerebral oxygenation is compatible with theoretical models of NIR light transmission in the adult head and may provide a basis for spatially resolving these changes. The optimal emitter-detector separation for adult NIRS requires further investigation and may differ between individuals.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of two emitter-detector separations (2.7 and 5.5 cm) on the detection of changes in cerebral and extra-cerebral tissue oxygenation using near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). METHODS: Two NIR detectors were placed on the scalp 2.7 and 5.5 cm from a single NIR emitter. Changes in deoxyhaemoglobin (HHb), oxyhaemoglobin (O2Hb),oxidised cytochrome C oxidase (Cyt) and total haemoglobin (tHb) were recorded from each detector during the induction of cerebral oligaemia (transition from hypercapnia to hypocapnia) and scalp hyperaemia (following release of a scalp tourniquet). RESULTS:Cerebral oligaemia (mean decrease in middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity of 44%) induced by a mean reduction in end tidal CO2 of 18 mmHg was accompanied by a significant increase in the spectroscopic signal for HHb and a decrease in the O2Hb signal. The signal change per unit photon path length detected at 5.5 cm was significantly greater for HHb (p = 0.007) than that detected at 2.7 cm. In contrast, the increase in all chromophores detected at 5.5 cm during scalp hyperaemia was significantly less than that detected at 2.7 cm (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The differing sensitivity of the proximal and distal channels to changes in cerebral and extracerebral oxygenation is compatible with theoretical models of NIR light transmission in the adult head and may provide a basis for spatially resolving these changes. The optimal emitter-detector separation for adult NIRS requires further investigation and may differ between individuals.
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