Intracranial Traumatic Hematoma Detection in Children Using a Portable Near-infrared Spectroscopy Device.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We sought to validate a handheld, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) device for detecting intracranial hematomas in children with head injury.

Methods

Eligible patients were those <18 years old who were admitted to the emergency department at three academic children's hospitals with head trauma and who received a clinically indicated head computed tomography (HCT). Measurements were obtained by a blinded operator in bilateral frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital regions. Qualifying hematomas were a priori determined to be within the brain scanner's detection limits of >3.5 milliliters in volume and <2.5 centimeters from the surface of the brain. The device's measurements were positive if the difference in optical density between hemispheres was >0.2 on thre

SUBMITTER: Kirschen MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8203002 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature