Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for the near real-time diagnosis of brain trauma in rats

D. Patrick O'Neal; Massoud Motamedi; Jefferson Chen M.D.; Gerard L. Cote

doi:10.1117/12.384939

8 May 2000 Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for the near real-time diagnosis of brain trauma in rats

D. Patrick O'Neal, Massoud Motamedi, Jefferson Chen M.D., Gerard L. Cote

Proceedings Volume 3918, Biomedical Spectroscopy: Vibrational Spectroscopy and Other Novel Techniques; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.384939
Event: BiOS 2000 The International Symposium on Biomedical Optics, 2000, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The detection of sever brain trauma remains difficult when employing traditional methods in part due to the pathophysiological complexity of the condition. Current brain trauma detection includes schemes that require bulky, expensive equipment to deduce regional cerebral blood flow. These methods are difficult to use in conjunction with patients requiring ongoing intensive care and constant monitoring. Our previous studies have shown that surface- enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) with silver colloids has the ability to measure physiological concentrations of in vivo brain analytes linked to brain trauma using short scan times. More recently, after implementing a damage model for ischemia in rats, an ex vivo analysis of brain microdialysis samples shows a correlation between SERS spectral features and the occurrence and location of known localized ischaemia. A near real-time measurement system could provide relevant clinical information in anticipation of surgical or pharmaceutical interventions for severely head injured patients.

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D. Patrick O'Neal, Massoud Motamedi, Jefferson Chen M.D., and Gerard L. Cote "Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for the near real-time diagnosis of brain trauma in rats", Proc. SPIE 3918, Biomedical Spectroscopy: Vibrational Spectroscopy and Other Novel Techniques, (8 May 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.384939

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