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Abstract

Neuroscience

Cerebrovascular Reactivity Measurement with Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy

Published: June 2nd, 2022

DOI:

10.3791/61284

1National Intrepid Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 2Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 3The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 4University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Abstract

Cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) is the capacity of blood vessels in the brain to alter cerebral blood flow (either with dilation or constriction) in response to chemical or physical stimuli. The amount of reactivity in the cerebral microvasculature depends on the integrity of the capacitance vasculature and is the primary function of endothelial cells. CVR is, therefore, an indicator of the microvasculature’s physiology and overall health. Imaging methods that can measure CVR are available but can be costly, and require magnetic resonance imaging centers and technical expertise. In this study, we used fNIRS technology to monitor changes of oxyhemoglobin (HbO) and deoxyhemoglobin (HbR) in the cerebral microvasculature to assess the CVR of 15 healthy controls (HC) in response to a vasoactive stimulus (inhaled 5% carbon dioxide or CO2). Our results suggest that this is a promising imaging technology that offers a non-invasive, accurate, portable, and cost-effective method of mapping cortical CVR and associated microvasculature function, resulting from a traumatic brain injury or other conditions associated with cerebral microvasculopathy.

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Keywords Cerebrovascular Reactivity

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