Infrared neural stimulation markedly enhances nerve functionality assessment during nerve monitoring.

ABSTRACT: In surgical procedures where the risk of accidental nerve damage is prevalent, surgeons commonly use electrical stimulation (ES) during intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) to assess a nerve's functional integrity. ES, however, is subject to off-target stimulation and stimulation artifacts disguising the true functionality of the specific target and complicating interpretation. Lacking a stimulation artifact and having a higher degree of spatial specificity, infrared neural stimulation (INS) has the potential to improve upon clinical ES for IONM. Here, we present a direct comparison between clinical ES and INS for IONM performance in an in vivo rat model. The sensitivity of INS surpasses that of ES in detecting partial forms of damage while maintaining a comparable specificity and sensit

SUBMITTER: Throckmorton GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10020565 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature