Noninvasive detection of intracerebral hemorrhage using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)

Hans-Juergen Hennes; Carsten Lott; Michael Windirsch; Daniel F. Hanley; Stephan Boor; Ansgar Brambrink; Wolfgang Dick

doi:10.1117/12.301090

1 January 1998 Noninvasive detection of intracerebral hemorrhage using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)

Hans-Juergen Hennes, Carsten Lott, Michael Windirsch, Daniel F. Hanley, Stephan Boor, Ansgar Brambrink, Wolfgang Dick

Proceedings Volume 3194, Photon Propagation in Tissues III; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.301090
Event: BiOS Europe '97, 1997, San Remo, Italy

Abstract

Intracerebral Hemorrhage (IH) is an important cause of secondary brain injury in neurosurgical patients. Early identification and treatment improve neurologic outcome. We have tested Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) as an alternative noninvasive diagnostic tool compared to CT-Scans to detect IH. We prospectively studied 212 patients with neurologic symptoms associated with intracranial pathology before performing a CT-scan. NIRS signals indicated pathologies in 181 cases (sensitivity 0.96; specificity 0.29). In a subgroup of subdural hematomas NIRS detected 45 of 46 hematomas (sensitivity 0.96; specificity 0.79). Identification of intracerebral hemorrhage using NIRS has the potential to allow early treatment, thus possibly avoiding further injury.

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Hans-Juergen Hennes, Carsten Lott, Michael Windirsch, Daniel F. Hanley, Stephan Boor, Ansgar Brambrink, and Wolfgang Dick "Noninvasive detection of intracerebral hemorrhage using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)", Proc. SPIE 3194, Photon Propagation in Tissues III, (1 January 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.301090

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