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ArticleJournal of biomedical optics2025

Diffuse optical tomography system for acute traumatic brain injury in the intensive care unit: a prospective study on healthy volunteers.

Mario Forcione, Antonio Maria Chiarelli, David Perpetuini, Guy A Perkins, Andrew R Stevens, David J Davies, Antonio Belli

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7 authors.

Mario ForcioneUniversity of Birmingham, Institute of Inflammation & Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Neuroscience & Ophthalmology Research Group, Birmingham, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4045-8011
Antonio Maria ChiarelliUniversity "G. D'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies (I.T.A.B.), Department of Neuroscience, Imaging, and Clinical Sciences, Chieti, Italy.
David PerpetuiniUniversity "G. D'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies (I.T.A.B.), Department of Neuroscience, Imaging, and Clinical Sciences, Chieti, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1903-0501
Guy A PerkinsUniversity of Birmingham, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, School of Computer Science, Birmingham, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0437-9324
Andrew R StevensUniversity of Birmingham, Institute of Inflammation & Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Neuroscience & Ophthalmology Research Group, Birmingham, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3222-133X
David J DaviesUniversity of Birmingham, Institute of Inflammation & Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Neuroscience & Ophthalmology Research Group, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Antonio BelliUniversity of Birmingham, Institute of Inflammation & Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Neuroscience & Ophthalmology Research Group, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Significance: Invasive neuromonitoring hinders the application of diffuse optical tomography (DOT) to critically ill adults in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aim: We aim to develop and test a method for DOT recordings suitable for traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients in the ICU. This method is based on measurements and coregistration using a 3D optical scan and the acquisition of optical data using a custom-made helmet, which would enable a multimodal (invasive and noninvasive) neuromonitoring. Approach: Coregistration accuracy between the method based on a 3D optical scan and one based on an electromagnetic digitization, the latter considered to be the gold standard, was assessed. The capacity to isolate and monitor, using functional near-infrared spectroscopy, the optical signal in the intracranial (ICT), and extracranial tissues (ECT), was tested on 23 healthy volunteers. Participants were scanned with a frequency-domain NIRS device (690 and 830 nm) during 5 Valsalva maneuvers (VM) in a simulated ICU environment. Results: The results showed an average error of coregistration of 5.5 mm and a sufficient capacity to isolate oxyhemoglobin ( Conclusion: The developed approach appears to be suitable for use on TBI patients in the ICU in a multimodal monitoring.

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Brain Injuries, TraumaticTomography, OpticalAdultBrainFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSpectroscopy, Near-InfraredYoung Adultdiffuse optical tomographyfunctional near-infrared spectroscopyintensive care unittraumatic brain injuryValsalva maneuver

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PMID40969780
PMCPMC12443069

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