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Cerebral and muscle oxygen saturation measurement by frequency-domain near-infra-red spectrometer

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Tissue oxygen saturation quantification was obtained using a frequency-domain multi-source method based on two wavelength light-emitting diodes. Brain saturation was 60·3±1·1% (n=12). Brachioradial muscle saturation declined during forearm ischaemia and maximal voluntary contraction from 73·7±1·8 and 74·7±1·8% at rest to 44·2±3·3 and 61·4±2·9%, respectively.

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  1. Institute of Anaesthesiology, I University of Rome, 00161, Rome, Italy

    R. A. De Blasi

  2. Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 61801-3080, Urbana, Illinois, USA

    E. Gratton

  3. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technology, University of L'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy

    S. Fantini, M. A. Franceschini &  M. Ferrari

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De Blasi, R.A., Fantini, S., Franceschini, M.A. et al. Cerebral and muscle oxygen saturation measurement by frequency-domain near-infra-red spectrometer. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 33, 228–230 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02523048

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