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ArticleMethods and protocols2023

Non-Invasive Mapping of Cerebral Autoregulation Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: A Study Protocol.

Amanjyot Singh Sainbhi, Nuray Vakitbilir, Alwyn Gomez, Kevin Y Stein, Logan Froese, Frederick A Zeiler

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Article in Methods and protocols, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Optical approaches for neurocritical care: Toward non-invasive recording of cerebral physiology in acute brain injury.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Amanjyot Singh SainbhiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3231-5683
Nuray VakitbilirDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2764-145X
Alwyn GomezSection of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3A 1R9, Canada.
Kevin Y SteinDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6, Canada.
Logan FroeseDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6076-0189
Frederick A ZeilerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1737-0510
University of Manitoba · CAUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) Professorship in Neuroscience N/ANatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council ALLRP-576386-22Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council ALLRP-578524-22Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council DGECR-2022-00260Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council RGPIN-2022-03621
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability of cerebral vessels to maintain a fairly constant cerebral blood flow is referred to as cerebral autoregulation (CA). Using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) paired with arterial blood pressure (ABP) monitoring, continuous CA can be assessed non-invasively. Recent advances in NIRS technology can help improve the understanding of continuously assessed CA in humans with high spatial and temporal resolutions. We describe a study protocol for creating a new wearable and portable imaging system that derives CA maps of the entire brain with high sampling rates at each point. The first objective is to evaluate the CA mapping system's performance during various perturbations using a block-trial design in 50 healthy volunteers. The second objective is to explore the impact of age and sex on regional disparities in CA using static recording and perturbation testing in 200 healthy volunteers. Using entirely non-invasive NIRS and ABP systems, we hope to prove the feasibility of deriving CA maps of the entire brain with high spatial and temporal resolutions. The development of this imaging system could potentially revolutionize the way we monitor brain physiology in humans since it would allow for an entirely non-invasive continuous assessment of regional differences in CA and improve our understanding of the impact of the aging process on cerebral vessel function.

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cerebral autoregulationcerebral heat mapscerebrovascular reactivity systemhealthy volunteershigh spatial resolutionhigh temporal resolutionnear infrared spectroscopyneuroimaging systemNIRS-based indicesnon-invasive system

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PMID37368002
PMCPMC10304987
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