Monitoring closed head injury induced changes in brain physiology with orthogonal diffuse near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy

David Abookasis, Ariel Shochat, Marlon S. Mathews

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Abstract

We applied an orthogonal diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (o-DRS) to assess brain physiology following closed head injury (CHI). CHI was induced in anesthetized male mice by weight-drop device using ~50gram cylindrical metal falling from a height of 90 cm onto the intact scalp. A total of twenty-six mice were used in the experiments divided randomly into three groups as follows: Group 1 (n=11) consisted of injured mice monitored for 1 hour every 10 minutes. Group 2 (n=10) were the control mice not experience CHI. Group 3 (n=5) consisted of injured mice monitored every minute up to 20 minutes. Measurement of optical quantities of brain tissue (absorption and reduced scattering coefficients) in the near-infrared window from 650 to 1000 nm were carried out by employing different source-detector distances and locations to provide depth sensitivity. With respect to baseline, we found difference in brain hemodynamic properties following injury. In addition, o-DRS successfully evaluate the structural variations likely from evolving cerebral edema throughout exploring the scattering spectral shape.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Techniques in Neurosurgery, Neurophotonics, and Optogenetics
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Print)9780819498410
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2014
Externally publishedYes
EventOptical Techniques in Neurosurgery, Neurophotonics, and Optogenetics - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 1 Feb 20144 Feb 2014

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume8928
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferenceOptical Techniques in Neurosurgery, Neurophotonics, and Optogenetics
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period1/02/144/02/14

Keywords

  • Cerebral hemodynamics
  • Closed head injury (CHI)
  • Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy
  • Near-Infrared (NIR)
  • Optical properties

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biomaterials
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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