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Resolving for changes in concentration of tissue chromophores in the human adult brain with near-infrared spectroscopy has generally been based on the assumption that optical scattering and pathlength remain constant. We have used a novel hybrid optical spectrometer that combines multi-distance frequency and broadband systems to investigate the changes in scattering and pathlength during a Valsalva manoeuvre in 8 adult volunteers. Results show a significant increase in the reduced scattering coefficient of 17% at 790nm and 850nm in 4 volunteers during the peak of the Valsalva. However, these scattering changes do not appear to significantly affect the differential pathlength factor and the tissue haemoglobin concentration measurements.
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Gao, L. et al. (2011). Effects of Assuming Constant Optical Scattering on Haemoglobin Concentration Measurements Using NIRS during a Valsalva Manoeuvre. In: LaManna, J., Puchowicz, M., Xu, K., Harrison, D., Bruley, D. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue XXXII. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 701. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7756-4_3
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