NIRS: So near yet so far (From the brain)

Cerebral oximetry is touted as a magic wand to detect cerebral hypoperfusion. Inability to completely exclude extracranial oxygen however is a limitation. Variation in scalp vascularity can magnify the limitations of relatively short emitter–detector distances. The combination of brain ischemia and...

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Main Authors: Suman S Kandachar, Anbarasu Annamalai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2020;volume=23;issue=4;spage=505;epage=507;aulast=Kandachar