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ArticleJournal of biomedical optics2017

Evaluating anesthetic protocols for functional blood flow imaging in the rat eye.

Eric M Moult, WooJhon Choi, David A Boas, Bernhard Baumann, Allen C Clermont, Edward P Feener, James G Fujimoto

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Article in Journal of biomedical optics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Eric M MoultMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge 02139, United States.
WooJhon ChoiMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge 02139, United States.
David A BoasHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, 13th Street, Charlestown 02129, United States.
Bernhard BaumannMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge 02139, United StatescMedical University of Vienna, Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Waehringer Guertel 18, Vienna 1090, Austria.
Allen C ClermontJoslin Diabetes Center, Research Division, One Joslin Place, Boston 02215, United States.
Edward P FeenerJoslin Diabetes Center, Research Division, One Joslin Place, Boston 02215, United States.
James G FujimotoMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge 02139, United States.

Funding

Novel Optical Diagnostics with Optical Coherence TomographyR01EY011289 · NEI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI JAMES G FUJIMOTO · 1995 to 2026
$9.5M
OPTICAL BIOPSY USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHYR01CA075289 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI FUJIMOTO, JAMES G, MASHIMO, HIROSHI · 1997 to 2018
$4.8M
VCSEL technology for ultrahigh speed OCT retinal and anterior eye imagingR44EY022864 · NEI · PRAEVIUM RESEARCH, INC. · PI JAYARAMAN, VIJAYSEKHAR · 2012 to 2014
$1.1M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA075289NEI NIH HHS R01 EY011289NEI NIH HHS R44 EY022864
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the suitability of five different anesthetic protocols (isoflurane, isoflurane–xylazine, pentobarbital, ketamine–xylazine, and ketamine–xylazine–vecuronium) for functional blood flow imaging in the rat eye. Total retinal blood flow was measured at a series of time points using an ultrahigh-speed Doppler OCT system. Additionally, each anesthetic protocol was qualitatively evaluated according to the following criteria: (1) time-stability of blood flow, (2) overall rate of blood flow, (3) ocular immobilization, and (4) simplicity. We observed that different anesthetic protocols produced markedly different blood flows. Different anesthetic protocols also varied with respect to the four evaluated criteria. These findings suggest that the choice of anesthetic protocol should be carefully considered when designing and interpreting functional blood flow studies in the rat eye.

Indexed as

AnestheticsAnesthesiaAnimalsEyeIsofluraneKetaminePentobarbitalRatsRegional Blood FlowRetinaVecuronium BromideXylazineAnestheticsIsofluraneKetaminePentobarbitalVecuronium BromideXylazine

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PMID28056146
PMCPMC5217081

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