WO2006006143A1 - Device for monitoring blood flow to brain - Google Patents
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- the field of the invention is medical instrumentation, for example for measuring blood flow to the brain.
- TCD trans ⁇ cranial Doppler
- TCD fails in about 15% of patients, due to the difficulty of passing sound waves through the cranium, and it requires great skill by professionals who have undergone prolonged training and practice in performing the test and deciphering the results.
- Another disadvantage of TCD is that it measures only regional blood flow in the brain, and does not measure global blood flow.
- Impedance measurements of the thorax are a known technique for monitoring intracellular and extracellular fluid in the lungs, in patients with congestive heart failure. This technique is effective because the resistive impedance of the thorax at low frequency depends on the volume of blood and other electrolytic fluids, which have a relatively high electrical conductivity, present outside cells. (The capacitive impedance of the thorax, on the other hand, depends largely on the volume of fluid inside cells.)
- a complicating effect in measuring the impedance of the thorax is the changing volume of air in the lungs during the breathing cycle, since air has a very high resistivity, and various methods have been developed to compensate for this effect. See, for example, U.S.
- Patents 5,788,643, 5,749,369, and 5,746,214 the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- current is often passed through the thorax with one set of electrodes, and a different set of electrodes is used to make voltage measurements.
- This "four wire” method essentially eliminates the voltage drop associated with the current flowing through any impedance in series with the thorax in the current- carrying circuit, for example due to poor contact (possibly changing unpredictably) between the current-carrying electrodes and the skin, or in the power supply producing the current.
- Photoplesthysmography is another technique used to monitor blood flow and blood volume, using the reflectivity of red or infrared light from the surface of the skin, for example the finger, or the earlobe. See, for example, J. Webster, "Measurement of Flow and Volume of Blood,” in John G. Webster (ed.), Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design (Wiley, 1997), the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- Magnetically inducing electrical fields in the body is used in some existing medical procedures, principally for stimulation of the peripheral or central nervous system. See, for example, PCT publication WO 96/16692, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Peripheral nerve stimulation is also a well known unwanted side effect of the time-varying magnetic fields used in magnetic resonance imaging.
- An aspect of some embodiments of the invention relates to using impedance measurements of at least part of the head to estimate blood flow to the brain. For some applications, it is not necessary to measure the absolute impedance accurately, since the blood flow is estimated, and/or the presence of significant blood flow is ascertained, by observing changes in the impedance (due to changes in blood volume) during a cardiac cycle. For some applications, even the absolute blood flow rate need not be measured accurately, but it is enough to detect changes in the blood flow rate over time. Various methods are used to make the impedance measurements more sensitive to the impedance of the brain, and less sensitive to the much greater impedance of the skull, as well as to reduce motion artifacts.
- the impedance of the head is measured by passing current through the head and measuring the associated voltage by electrodes.
- current is passed through the head using one or more pairs of current-carrying electrodes, and a separate pair of voltage-measuring electrodes, on a separate high impedance circuit, is used to measure the voltage across the head.
- sensitivity to the skull impedance is further reduced by inserting the voltage measuring electrodes into the ears.
- the nose or other orifices, or thin bone areas in the skull are used. Examples of orfices are openings in the skull, for example the eye sockets, or the foramen magnum. An example of a thin bone area is the temple.
- electrodes of large area are used, or one or more electrodes are spread out over a large area (for example, by using an annular electrode) even if the total area of the electrodes themselves is not so large, in order to focus the current to go through the interior of the head, and not so much through the scalp.
- a large voltage sensing area for example a plurality of voltage-measuring electrodes spread out over a large area and shorted together, or a single voltage-measuring electrode with a long, winding shape or with many arms spread out over a large area, is interspersed among a current-carrying electrode or electrodes similarly spread out over a large area.
- the voltage measured by the voltage-measuring electrode will tend to be relatively insensitive to the voltage drop across the scalp and skull, and will be relatively more sensitive to the voltage drop across the brain.
- the individual electrodes, or the arms of the electrodes are at least 1 mm wide, or at least 2 mm wide, or at least 5 mm wide, or at least 1 cm wide, and the electrodes are separated by similar distances.
- the total spread of the electrodes on each side of the head for example, is at least 1 cm, or at least 2 cm, or at least 5 cm.
- Electrodes with width, or spacing, in the smaller part of the range mentioned above may be adapted for use in newborn babies, including premature babies.
- an individual electrode, or the arms of an electrode, or the separation between electrodes is between 1 mm and 2 mm, or a somewhat smaller or larger distance
- the distance will be comparable to the thickness of the scalp of a newborn baby, which is generally between 1 mm and 2 mm.
- an individual electrode, or the arms of an electrode, or the separation between electrodes is between 2 mm and 5 mm, or a somewhat smaller or larger distance, then the distance will be comparable to the total thickness of the scalp plus skull of a newborn baby, which is generally between 2 mm and 5 mm.
- monitoring the blood flow in the brain of a newborn baby, particularly a premature baby is important, since the autoregulation mechanism for cerebral blood flow is not well developed, and sudden changes in blood flow, if not detected and treated immediately, can lead to serious brain damage or death.
- Impedance measurement of cerebral blood flow alone or in combination with photoplethysmography, is inexpensive and simple enough that it is practical to use for continuous monitoring of a newborn baby or any other patient, in contrast to some other methods of measuring cerebral blood flow which require special expensive equipment and/or people with specialized training to interpret the results.
- monitoring includes recording those treatments, activities and/or times which, for a particular baby, cause spikes in blood flow.
- such treatments are modified to reduce spikes and/or medication is provided at times and/or activities which induce spikes.
- Other spike reduction methods may be used as well.
- Exemplary treatments or activities which may cause spikes include, blood taking, catheterization, load noises, illumination changes, feeding and/or moving.
- the premature baby weighs less than 2Kg, less than 1.5Kg, less than IKg, less than 750gram or intermediate or lower values.
- Newborn babies can be, for example, 3.5 Kg or less, such as 3 Kg or 2.5 Kg or less.
- measurements on neonatal patients are performed on openings in the skull, for example where skull plates have not met.
- the impedance of the head is measured over time.
- the change in impedance over a pulse cycle for example, is a measure of the change in blood volume during a pulse cycle, and hence the blood flow rate. Even if there are inaccuracies in the blood flow rate measured in this way, the technique is adequate for detecting a substantial drop in blood flow to the brain that occurs during surgery, or in determining whether CPR is being performed effectively.
- inductive measurements are used to estimate the impedance of the head, and hence the blood volume and rate of blood flow to the brain.
- One or more coils with alternating current flowing in them, adjacent to the head, are used to produce a changing magnetic field inside the head, and hence to induce an electric field, which drives eddy currents in the brain.
- the magnitude of these eddy currents depends on the impedance of the brain, and hence on the blood volume of the brain.
- the eddy currents in the brain are measured by the changing magnetic field, and hence voltage, which they induce in the driving coils, or in one or more separate measuring coils, which are placed around the head, approximately parallel to the driving coils.
- voltage-measuring electrodes on the skin are used to measure the induced electric field.
- magnetic field sensors for example Hall sensors, flux gate magnetometers, or SQUIDs, are used to measure the magnetic field. Both the induced electric field and the magnetic field depend on the impedance of the brain, because the eddy currents in the brain affect the magnetic field.
- An aspect of some embodiments of the invention concerns the use of photoplethysmography to estimate the rate of blood flow to the brain, either alone or in conjunction with impedance measurements.
- photoplethysmography is performed inside the ear, which makes it more sensitive to the important internal blood flow in the head, as opposed to measurements in the earlobe which depend on peripheral blood flow.
- a probe for photoplethysmography inside the ear is optionally combined with a voltage-measuring probe used inside the ear for impedance measurements.
- a method of estimating blood flow in the brain comprising: a) causing currents to flow inside the head by producing electric fields inside the head; b) measuring at least changes in the electric fields and the currents; and c) estimating changes in the blood volume of the head, using the measurements of the electric fields and the currents.
- using the measurements of electric fields and the currents comprises calculating the impedance of the head at at least two different times.
- producing electric fields inside the head comprises placing at least two current-carrying electrodes on the head and applying at least two different voltages to the current-carrying electrodes.
- the current-carrying electrodes are sufficiently large in area so that a significant amount of the current flows through the interior of the skull, and not through the scalp.
- the electrodes are spread out enough in area so that a significant amount of the current flows through the interior of the skull, and not through the scalp.
- measuring the electric fields comprises placing at least two voltage-measuring electrodes on the head, on a separate circuit from the current-carrying electrodes, and measuring the voltage difference between the voltage- carrying electrodes.
- placing the voltage-measuring electrodes on the head comprises placing them inside the ears.
- placing the current-carrying electrodes on the head comprises placing at least three current-carrying electrodes on the head, and applying different voltages to the current-carrying electrodes comprises applying at least three different voltages to the current-carrying electrodes so that a desired current distribution is produced in the head.
- the desired current distribution is concentrated in a desired region of the brain, and estimating the blood flow in the brain comprises estimating the blood flow in the desired region of the brain.
- producing electric fields inside the head comprises: a) placing at least one induction coil adjacent to the head; and b) running time-varying current through said at least one induction coils; thereby inducing the electric fields inside the head, whereby causing currents to flow inside the head comprises causing eddy currents to flow inside the head.
- the frequency distribution of the time-varying current running through the at least one induction coils is such that the eddy currents flowing in the head do not reduce the magnetic field at any point in the head by more than a factor of 3.
- measuring the currents inside the head comprises measuring the magnetic field produced by the eddy currents.
- measuring the magnetic field produced by the eddy currents comprises: a) placing two voltage-measuring electrodes on the head; b) measuring the induced electric field by measuring the voltage difference between the voltage-measuring electrodes; and c) subtracting the part of the electric field induced by the magnetic field produced by the currents running in the at least one induction coils, thereby finding the part of the electric field induced by the magnetic field produced by the eddy currents.
- the method also comprises using photoplethysmography on tissue inside the head.
- the tissue is inside the ear.
- the tissue is inside the nose.
- the method is used to monitor the blood flow in a patient's brain during surgery.
- the method is used to monitor the blood flow in a patient's brain during CPR, to verify that the CPR is being performed effectively.
- the method is used to monitor the blood flow in the brain of a patient with a medical condition likely to lead to loss of blood flow to the brain.
- an apparatus for estimating blood flow to the brain comprising: a) a power supply; b) an electric field source which uses the power supply to produce an electric field in the head, at a safe amplitude and frequency, thereby producing a current in the head; c) an electrical element which determines at least changes in the electric field in the head and at least changes in the current in the head, having sufficient precision to at least estimate changes in the impedance of the head; and d) a monitor which displays at least information telling a user when changes in the impedance of the head show a significant change in blood flow rate.
- the electric field source comprises at least two current-carrying electrodes, adapted for forming a good electrical connection to the head, and connected to the power supply
- the electrical element comprises: a) a controller in the power supply which controls one of the output voltage and the output current of the power supply, or a combination of the output voltage and output current; and b) a meter which measures one of voltage across the head, current through the head, or a combination of voltage across the head and current through the head which is not controlled by the controller.
- the controller in the power supply controls the output current
- the meter is a voltmeter, and there are two voltage-measuring electrodes, connected to the voltmeter, which voltage-measuring electrodes are adapted for forming a good electrical connection to the head.
- the current-carrying electrodes comprise at least three current-carrying electrodes, and at least two of the current-carrying electrodes are connected in parallel to the same voltage.
- the current-carrying electrodes are collectively sufficiently large in area so that a significant amount of the current flows through the interior of the skull, and not through the scalp. Alternatively or additionally, the current-carrying electrodes are collectively sufficiently spread out in area so that a significant amount of the current flows through the interior of the skull, and not through the scalp.
- the voltage-measuring electrodes are adapted to be placed inside an opening in the head.
- the voltage-measuring electrodes are adapted to be placed inside the ears.
- the voltage-measuring electrodes are conical and padded, thereby allowing them to be pressed firmly enough into the ears to make good electrical contact, without damaging the ear drums.
- a probe adapted for measuring blood flow photoplethysmographically in the ears, which probe is combined with the voltage- measuring electrodes.
- the at least two current-carrying electrodes comprise at least three current-carrying electrodes
- the power supply is capable of simultaneously applying at least three different voltages to the current-carrying electrodes, whereby a desired current distribution is produced inside the head.
- the current-carrying electrodes are adapted to be placed in locations on the head such that the desired current distribution is concentrated in a desired region of the brain.
- the power supply produces a time- varying power supply current
- the means for producing an electric field in the head comprises at least one induction coil, connected to the power supply, which induces an electric field in the head by producing a time-varying magnetic field in the head, the current in the head thereby being an eddy current
- the means for determining at least changes in the electric field in the head comprises a controller in the power supply, which determines the rate of change of the power supply current, and thereby determines the rate of change of the magnetic field in the head, and the induced electric field in the head
- the means for determining at least changes in the current in the head comprises a sensor which senses the magnetic field produced by the current in the head.
- the power supply is capable of operating over at least part of the range between 10 kHz and 100 IdHz.
- the power supply is capable of operating over at least part of the range between 100 kHz and 1 MHz. Alternatively or additionally, the power supply is capable of operating over at least part of the range between 1 MHz and 10 MHz.
- the power supply is capable of operating over at least part of the range between 10 MHz and 100 MHz.
- the sensor comprises at least one of the at least one induction coils.
- the senor comprises a separate sensing coil which measures the voltage induced by changes in magnetic flux passing through it.
- the sensor comprises a solid-state magnetic field sensor.
- the senor comprises voltage-measuring electrodes which measure an electric field induced by the time-varying magnetic field produced by the at least one induction coil.
- the sensor comprises voltage-measuring electrodes which measure an electric field induced by the time-varying magnetic field produced by the at least one induction coil.
- the probe is sufficiently wide at its base that it cannot damage the eardrum when inserted into the ears.
- the probe is surrounded by a holding element which, when inserted into the ear, holds the probe in a position and orientation to allow repeated optical measurements of the same location.
- the apparatus is portable enough for use in the field by emergency medical technicians.
- a head motion sensor there is also: a) a head motion sensor; and b) a controller which uses data from the head motion sensor to reduce motion artifacts in estimating the blood flow.
- apparatus for estimating blood flow to the brain comprising: (a) an impedance measurement system including at least one electrode and which generates at least one impedance measurement; and
- a monitor which determines changes in blood flow to the brain based on said at least one measurement, wherein said at least one electrode is configured to cause a significant amount of at least 1% of an output current of the measurement system to flow through the interior of the skull and not through the scalp.
- said amount is at least 10%.
- said amount is at least 30%.
- the smallest convex area on the surface of the head that includes every current-carrying electrode of a same polarity is at least 1 cm across.
- the apparatus comprises: i) a power supply comprising a controller which controls an output current of the power supply; ii) at least two current-carrying electrodes, adapted for forming a good electrical connection to the head, and connected to the power supply, which use the power supply to produce an electric field in the head, at a safe amplitude and frequency, thereby causing the output current to flow in the head; and iii) a voltmeter, and two voltage-measuring electrodes connected to the voltmeter, which voltage-measuring electrodes are adapted for forming a good electrical connection to the head, thereby allowing the voltmeter to determine at least changes in the electric field in the head, having sufficient precision to at least estimate changes in the impedance of the head, wherein said monitor displays at least information telling a user when changes in the impedance of the head show a significant change in blood flow rate.
- said area is at least 2 cm across.
- said area is at least 5 cm across.
- said area is at least 10 cm across.
- at least a portion of one current- carrying electrode is adjacent on two opposite sides to two portions of a same voltage- measuring electrode, or at least a portion of one voltage-measuring electrode is adjacent on two opposite sides to two portions of a same current-carrying electrode, or both.
- At least a portion of one current- carrying electrode is adjacent on two opposite sides to two portions of a same voltage- measuring electrode, or at least a portion of one voltage-measuring electrode is adjacent on two opposite sides to two portions of a same current-carrying electrode, or both.
- At least a portion of one current- carrying electrode is adjacent on two opposite sides to two portions of the same voltage- measuring electrode.
- At least a portion of one voltage- measuring electrode is adjacent on two opposite sides to two portions of the same current- carrying electrode.
- at least one of said electrodes comprises an annular-shaped electrode that surrounds the electrode or the portion of the electrode that said annular-shaped electrode is adjacent to.
- Li an exemplary embodiment of the invention, at least portions of the voltage- measuring electrode and the current-carrying electrode form intertwined spirals.
- At least one electrode is adapted to be placed inside an opening in the head, near an opening in the skull, or near a thin region of the skull.
- the apparatus comprises: a) a power supply comprising a controller which controls an output current of the power supply; b) at least two current-carrying electrodes, adapted for forming a good electrical connection to the head, and connected to the power supply, which use the power supply to produce an electric field in the head, at a safe amplitude and frequency, thereby causing the output current to flow in the head; and c) a voltmeter, and two voltage-measuring electrodes connected to the voltmeter, which voltage-measuring electrodes are adapted for forming a good electrical connection to the head, thereby allowing the voltmeter to determine at least changes in the electric field in the head, having sufficient precision to at least estimate changes in the impedance of the head.
- the voltage-measuring electrodes are adapted to be placed inside an opening in the head.
- the voltage-measuring electrodes are adapted to be placed inside the ears.
- the voltage-measuring electrodes are conical and padded, thereby allowing them to be pressed firmly enough into the ears to make good electrical contact, without damaging the ear drums.
- the apparatus including a probe adapted for measuring blood flow photoplethysmographically in the ears, which probe is combined with the voltage- measuring electrodes.
- At least one electrode is adapted by its size and shape to be placed near an opening of the skull.
- the opening is an eye socket, and the electrode is shaped to fit over a closed eyelid.
- the opening is the foramen magnum, and the electrode is shaped to fit near the base of the skull.
- the opening is an ear, and the electrode is sized and shaped to be placed in the ear canal.
- the opening is an ear
- the electrode is sized and shaped to be placed behind the ear.
- at least one electrode is adapted by its size and shape to be placed near a thin region of the skull.
- the thin region is the temple.
- the apparatus comprises: a) a power supply comprising a controller which controls an output current of the power supply; b) at least two current-carrying electrodes, adapted for forming a good electrical connection to the head, and connected to the power supply, which use the power supply to produce an electric field in the head, at a safe amplitude and frequency, thereby causing the output current to flow in the head; and c) a voltmeter, and two voltage-measuring electrodes connected to the voltmeter, which voltage-measuring electrodes are adapted for forming a good electrical connection to the head, thereby allowing the voltmeter to determine at least changes in the electric field in the head, having sufficient precision to at least estimate changes in the impedance of the head; wherein the current-carrying electrodes are collectively sufficiently spread out in area so that a significant amount of at least 1% of the current flows through the interior of the skull, and not through the scalp, and wherein the at least two current-carrying electrode
- the current-carrying electrodes are adapted to be placed in locations on the head such that the desired current distribution is concentrated in a desired region of the brain.
- apparatus for estimating blood flow to a brain comprising:
- an impedance measurement system including at least one electrode and which generates at least one impedance measurement; and (b) a monitor which determines changes in blood flow to the brain based on said at least one measurement, wherein the at least one electrode is adapted by one or both of their size and shape to be used for children.
- said system comprises: i) a power supply comprising a controller which controls an output current of the power supply; ii) at least two current-carrying electrodes, adapted for forming a good electrical connection to the head, and connected to the power supply, which use the power supply to produce an electric field in the head, at a safe amplitude and frequency, thereby causing the output current to flow in the head; and iii) a voltmeter, and two voltage-measuring electrodes connected to the voltmeter, which voltage-measuring electrodes are adapted for forming a good electrical connection to the head, thereby allowing the voltmeter to determine at least changes in the electric field in the head, having sufficient precision to at least estimate changes in the impedance of the head, wherein said monitor displays at least information telling a user when changes in the impedance of the head show a significant change in blood flow rate.
- the electrodes are adapted by one or both of their size and shape to be used for newborn babies
- the electrodes are adapted by one or both of their size and shape to be used for premature babies.
- the distance between two different electrodes of said at least one electrode, or different arms of one electrode is between 1 mm and 2 mm, thereby adapting the apparatus to be used in a patient whose scalp is between 1 mm and 2 mm thick.
- the distance between two different electrodes of said at least one electrode, or between different arms of one electrode is between 2 mm and 5 mm thick, thereby adapting the apparatus to be used in a patient whose scalp plus skull is a total of between 2 mm and 5 mm thick.
- the at least one electrode is adapted to be used in a patient whose scalp is between 1 mm and 2 mm thick. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the at least one electrodes is adapted to be used in a patient whose scalp plus skull is a total of between 2 mm and 5 mm thick.
- apparatus for estimating blood flow to the brain comprising: a) a power supply comprising a controller which controls an output current of the power supply; b) at least two current-carrying electrodes, adapted for forming a good electrical connection to the head, and connected to the power supply, which use the power supply to produce an electric field in the head, at a safe amplitude and frequency, thereby causing the output current to flow in the head; c) a voltmeter, and two voltage-measuring electrodes connected to the voltmeter, which voltage-measuring electrodes are adapted for forming a good electrical connection to the head, thereby allowing the voltmeter to determine at least changes in the electric field in the head, having sufficient precision to at least estimate changes in the impedance of the head; d) at least one electrode structure to which at least one current-carrying electrode and at least one voltage-measuring electrode are mechanically connected; and e) a monitor which generate
- a method of estimating blood flow in the brain of a patient comprising: a) causing currents to flow inside the head by placing at least two current-carrying electrodes on the head and applying at least two different voltages to the current-carrying electrodes, thereby producing electric fields inside the head; b) measuring at least changes in the electric fields and the currents; and c) estimating changes in the blood volume of the head, using the measurements of the electric fields and the currents, wherein the patient's scalp is between 1 and 2 mm thick or wherein the total thickness of the patient's scalp plus skull is between 2 and 5 mm.
- a method of estimating blood flow in the brain comprising: a) causing currents to flow inside the head by placing at least two current-carrying electrodes on the head, at least one of them adjacent to an opening or thin area in the skull, and applying at least two different voltages to the current-carrying electrodes, thereby producing electric fields inside the head; b) measuring at least changes in the electric fields and the currents; and c) estimating changes in the blood volume of the head, using the measurements of the electric fields and the currents.
- at least one electrode is placed at an opening.
- a method of estimating blood flow in the brain comprising: a) causing currents to flow inside the head by placing at least two current-carrying electrodes on the head and applying at least two different voltages to the current-carrying electrodes, thereby producing electric fields inside the head; b) measuring at least changes in the electric fields and the currents; and c) estimating changes in the blood volume of the head, using the measurements of the electric fields and the currents, wherein the smallest convex area on the surface of the head which includes every current-carrying electrode of a given polarity is at least 2 cm across.
- Fig. IA is a schematic cross-sectional view of a head with electrodes, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention
- Figs. IB, 1C, and ID are drawings of the surface of an electrode structure, which surface is to be placed facing the skin, according to three other exemplary embodiments of the invention
- Fig. 2A is a schematic plot of typical impedance data according to the same or a different exemplary embodiment of the invention than those shown in Figs. 1 A-ID;
- Fig. 2B is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an electrode and an optical probe inserted into an ear;
- Figs. 3A, 3B, and 3C are schematic perspective views of a head with induction coils according to three other exemplary embodiments of the invention.
- Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the head showing the brain and induction coils, according to the same embodiment of the invention as Fig. 3B; and
- Figs. 5 A, 5B, and 6 are perspective views of a head with electrodes, and a monitor, according to three different exemplary embodiments of the invention.
- Fig. 1 shows a cross-section of a head 100 seen from the top, including a skull 102 with two openings 104 associated' with the ears, and an interior region 106 which includes the brain. It is desired to measure changes in the electrical impedance of interior region 106, without having the measurements dominated by the much greater impedance of the skull.
- Two positive current-carrying electrodes 108 are shown in contact with the skin on the right side of the head, one in front of the ear and one behind the ear.
- two negative current-carrying electrodes are shown in contact with the skin on the left side of the head.
- This may be varied, for example there is only one electrode on each side, or there are more than two electrodes on each side, or the electrodes are above or below the ears, or on the ears, and the number of positive electrodes need not equal the number of negative electrodes.
- annular electrode instead of having one large electrode on each side of the head, or several small electrodes at the same voltage on each side covering a large total area, there is, on at least one side of the head, an annular electrode with a wide diameter, even if it has a thin annulus with a small total area.
- the electrode configuration causes at least 90% of the current to go through the interior of the head.
- at least 50% of the current goes through the interior of the head, or at least 20%, or at least 10%, or at least 1%. Having a significant amount of current going through the interior of the head means having enough current going through the interior of the head so that the impedance measurements are sufficiently dependent on blood volume that they can be used to measure the blood flow.
- electrodes 108 and 110 are kept in good electrical contact with the skin by a conductive gel, such as those used in ECG measurements.
- a constant current is driven from electrodes 108 to electrodes 110 by power supply 112.
- power supply 112 produces a constant voltage, or some combination of constant voltage and constant current, but the current is measured.
- different electrodes even on the same side of the head, have different voltages applied to them by the power supply, in order to produce a desired distribution of current flowing through the head.
- current could be concentrated in one region of the brain, to measure blood flow in that region, or current could be distributed uniformly to measure global blood flow.
- the current density is more than twice as great in one region of the brain than it is in other regions.
- the current density is 50% greater, or 20% greater, or 10% greater, in one region of the brain than in other regions.
- the current distribution in the brain produced by different shapes, sizes, locations and voltages of electrodes are optionally evaluated using finite element analysis software, or any other numerical or analytic method known to the art.
- AC current is generally applied, optionally at frequencies between 20 and 100 kHz, and the "positive" and “negative” electrodes 108 and 110 in Fig. 1 really represent two different phases of the AC voltage applied by the power supply, 180 degrees apart.
- the current is optionally limited, for example to 0.5 milliamperes or 1 milliampere, depending to some extent on the area and location of the electrodes. This is a potential advantage of using a constant current rather than a constant voltage power supply.
- the current is not too much lower than this, for example not less than 0.1 milliampere, since the impedance measurement may be less accurate at lower current.
- the current is applied at frequencies between 20 and 40 kHz, which is high enough to ran the maximum current safely, but is still low enough so that the current is largely confined to the blood and other extracellular fluid, and is excluded from the interiors of cells by the high resistance cell membranes. This makes the measured impedance maximally sensitive to blood volume.
- the current is ran between 70 and 100 kHz, instead of or in addition to
- the cell membranes may already begin to short out due to their finite capacitance, and a significant amount of the current may flow inside the cells, as well as in the blood and extracellular fluid.
- the impedance may be somewhat less sensitive to changes in blood volume in the higher frequency range, the spatial distribution of current may be different than at lower frequency, due to the inhomogeneous distribution of blood and extracellular fluid throughout the brain.
- Obtaining impedance data at high frequency, especially if it supplements data obtained at lower frequency, may provide additional data about the distribution of blood flow in the brain, or the distribution of pooled blood from a cerebral hemorrhage, for example.
- the current is also ran at intermediate frequencies, 40 to 70 kHz, to provide additional data on blood distribution, or is only ran at intermediate frequencies.
- voltage-measuring electrodes 114 are inserted into the ears through openings 104, reaching locations that are relatively well connected electrically with the interior of the skull, and measure the voltage across the interior of the head associated with the current flowing between current-carrying electrodes 108 and 110.
- electrodes 114 are conical Ag/AgCl electrodes padded with a sponge soaked in a conductive gel. The conical shape prevents the electrodes from pressing against and possibly damaging the ear drums, when they are pushed with some force into the ear canals in order to make good electrical contact.
- electrodes 114 are shaped like the ear canal, similar to hearing aids, or are soft enough so that they conform to the shape of the ear canal, but making the electrodes relatively rigid has the potential advantage that they may stay in contact with the skin better.
- the ear canal between electrodes 114 and the ear dram is completely or partially filled with a conductive gel, or another conducting fluid-like material.
- there are also voltage-measuring electrodes placed just behind the ear which are shorted to the voltage-measuring electrodes placed in the ear canal, to provide a greater total electrode area, and to spread out the electrode area more. Electrodes 114 are attached to a high impedance recording device 116, so very little current flows through electrodes 114.
- the voltage measured by recording device 116 depends mostly on the voltage drop across the interior of the head produced by power supply 112, and does not depend very much on the impedance of the skull, or on the impedance associated with the contact between electrodes 114 and the head, or between electrodes 108 or 110 and the head. If the voltage were instead measured between electrodes 108 and 110, then the voltage might be dominated by the skull, or by the contact between the electrodes and the skin. Alternatively, electrodes 114 are not placed inside the ears, but on the surface of the head.
- the voltage measured by recording device 116 is not sensitive to the voltage drop across the skull, or at least is less sensitive to the voltage drop across the skull than if the voltage were measured between electrodes 108 and 110, and the voltage measured by recording device 116 is sufficiently sensitive to the impedance of the interior of the head that changes in blood volume can be detected.
- electrodes 114 are placed on the temples, where the skull is thinner than at most other parts of the head, in order to make the voltage measured by recording device 116 less dependent on the skull impedance, and more sensitive to the impedance of the interior of the head.
- voltage-measuring electrodes 114, or current-carrying electrodes 108 and 110, or both are placed on the temples, or over the eye sockets, for example over the eyelids when the eyes are closed, or at the base of the skull near the foramen magnum, or over any combination of these locations.
- the current- carrying electrode and voltage-measuring electrode on one side of the head are part of a single electrode structure 117, for example in the shape of a flat disk.
- an annular current-carrying electrode 118 surrounds a central voltage-measuring electrode 120, separated from it by an annular insulating region.
- Fig. IB shows the face of electrode structure 117 which is in contact with the skin. The relatively broad spread of the current- carrying electrode allows more current to go through the high impedance of the skull into the low resistance of the brain, while less current travels through the low impedance vascularized layer of the scalp, where it might bypass the skull and brain.
- the voltage-measuring electrode will tend to be relatively insensitive to the large voltage drop across the high resistance epidermis and skull, and relatively more sensitive to the voltage drop across the brain.
- electrode structure 117 is 1 cm in diameter, or 2 cm in diameter, or 5 cm in diameter.
- the voltage-measuring and current-carrying electrodes have proportional dimensions similar to those shown in Fig. IB, or alternatively have different dimensions.
- the other side of the disk has separate contact points, connected respectively to the current-carrying and voltage-measuring electrodes, suitable for attaching electrical leads, which are connected in turn to power supply 112 and recording device 116.
- integral lead wires are provided.
- electrode structures like that shown in Fig. IB are used on both sides of the head.
- electrode structure 122 shown in Fig. 1C, is used.
- Electrode structure 122 is, for example, 1 cm in diameter, or 2 cm, or 5 cm, or has a smaller or larger diameter.
- the relative proportions of the electrodes need not be the same as the exemplary proportions shown in Fig. 1C.
- the broader spread of the voltage-measuring electrode, compared to electrode structure 117, may make the voltage measurement even less sensitive to the voltage drop across the epidermis and skull.
- the broad spread of the voltage-measuring electrode which is at a constant potential, may tend to reduce radial electric fields and radial currents in the scalp, and cause a greater portion of the current to flow through the interior of the head, similar to the effect of a broadly spread out current-carrying electrode.
- an electrode structure 126 shown in Fig. ID, is used.
- This structure has a spiral shaped current-carrying electrode 128 intertwined with a spiral shaped voltage-measuring electrode 130.
- electrode structure 126 potentially provides a greater surface area for the current-carrying electrode than electrode structures 117 or 122, thereby providing a more focused pattern of current flow through the interior of the head, and making better use of the available surface area.
- the greater surface area for voltage-measuring electrode 130 may provide similar benefits.
- the voltage-measuring electrodes will tend to be relatively insensitive to the voltage drop in the scalp and/or the skull, as well as to any voltage drop between the current- carrying electrodes and the skin, due to poor contact, and will be relatively more sensitive to the voltage drop across the brain.
- adjacent turns of the spirals in Fig. ID are spaced 1 mm apart, or 2 mm, or 5 mm, and electrode structure 126 has a diameter of 1 cm, or 2 cm, or 5 cm. Electrode structures with a variety of geometric configurations, which meet these criteria, may provide benefits similar to those provided by one or more of electrode structures 117, 122, and 126.
- any combination of electrode structures 117, 122 and 126 is used, as well as separate current-carrying and voltage-measuring electrodes as shown, for example, in Fig. IA.
- more than two electrode structures are placed on the head, but, optionally, only two of them are used at a time to produce current and measure voltage.
- These two electrode structures, or separate sets of electrodes need not be placed symmetrically on opposite sides of the head, but, for example, one could be placed over an eye socket, and one near an ear. Placing the electrode structures in different locations may give information about the impedance in different regions of the head.
- the eye is preferably closed, for example because the patient is unconscious, and the electrodes are placed over the eyelid.
- electrode structures such as those shown in Figs. IB, 1C, and ID, or separate electrodes such as those shown in Fig. IA, are placed over or near openings or thin areas of the skull, for example the ears, the eye sockets, the temples, and the foramen magnum.
- the electrode structures or separate electrodes are not rigid flat disks, but are flexible enough to be molded to fit the shape of the head in those regions, or are relatively rigid but are molded to fit the shape of the head in those regions, optionally with some flexibility to allow them to be adjusted to slightly different head shapes in different individuals, with conductive gel used to fill in any small gaps.
- the stiffness of the electrode structure, and the manner in which it is attached to the skin optionally depends on where it is attached.
- a softer electrode structure exerting less pressure, may be used over the closed eyelids, than is used over the temples, to avoid discomfort or damage to the eyes.
- the conductive gel does not cover the entire face of Ihe electrode structure, but is applied only on and near the electrodes themselves, or only on and near the current-carrying electrodes, so that a current-carrying electrode is not shorted to an adjacent voltage-measuring electrode.
- the electrodes come in different sizes and/or shapes for use on different people, for example adults and children.
- different people may use the same size and shape of electrode, but different parts of the electrode make good contact with the skin in different people.
- Dividing the voltage measured by recording device 116 by the current produced by power supply 112 gives a measure of the electrical impedance of interior region 106, which is related to the blood volume in the brain.
- the voltage produced by power supply 112 is used in addition to, or instead of, the voltage measured by recording device 116 in calculating the impedance, possibly as a check on the reasonableness of the voltage measured by recording device 116. But often, the voltage produced by power supply 112 is influenced more by the skull impedance, and less by the impedance of the interior of the head, than the voltage measured by recording device 116. If AC current is used, then of course the current and voltage are each expressed by a complex number, representing the amplitude and phase.
- the capacitance of the cell membranes will start to look like a short circuit, and current will flow almost as easily through the cells as it flows through the blood and other fluid surrounding the cells.
- the impedance of the head will be less sensitive to blood volume than it is at lower frequencies, because it will depend on the total volume of the brain, including the cells, not just on the volume of the blood and the extracellular fluid.
- frequencies below about 100 kHz are used to measure the impedance of the head.
- measurements of the relative phase of the voltage measured by recording device 116 or by power supply 112, and the current produced by power supply 112, particularly at higher frequencies such as 100 kHz are used to measure the impedance of the head.
- phase measurements are potentially useful at frequencies comparable to 100 kHz, where the impedance of the head has a substantially capacitive component due to the cell membranes, especially if the capacitive part of the impedance is insensitive to blood volume, or has a different dependence on blood volume than the resistive impedance of the head.
- the measured impedance is affected to a large degree by undesired effects such as the skull impedance, or the capacitance of the cell membranes, the measured impedance is still useful for measuring blood volume if it depends significantly on blood volume as well.
- the impedance is never actually calculated, but the blood volume is determined directly from the voltage data, particularly if the current produced by power supply 112 is always the same.
- feedback to the power supply is used to keep the voltage measured by recording device 116 constant (i.e. constant amplitude and phase), and the current produced by power supply 112 is used directly to determine the blood volume. Variants on these methods, for example, keeping some linear combination of voltage and current the same, will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
- Fig. 2A shows a plot 200 of resistive impedance vs. time, measured as described in
- Fig. 1 over a period of time covering several pulse cycles.
- the vertical axis 202 represents impedance, or resistance
- the horizontal axis 204 represents time.
- the average resistance R over time has a value given by level 206 on the vertical axis, and the variation in resistance ⁇ R, associated with the pulse cycle, is shown by interval 208.
- the resistance decreases during the systolic phase of the pulse, when the blood volume V of the brain is higher, and increases during the diastolic phase when the blood volume V is lower.
- the relative change in blood volume over a pulse period ⁇ V/V is comparable to ⁇ R/R.
- the exact relation between ⁇ V/V and ⁇ R/R can be calibrated for a given configuration of electrodes by comparing measured values of ⁇ R/R with measurements of blood flow performed by other means known to the art.
- the blood flow to the brain is found by multiplying ⁇ V/V by the total brain blood volume V (estimated, for example, from a known average value for humans) and the pulse rate.
- Fig. 2B shows a closeup view of voltage-measuring electrode 114 inserted into ear canal 104.
- Electrode 114 is connected to recording device 116, which analyzes the voltage data and displays information about the head impedance and the blood flow. Electrode 114 is surrounded by a sponge 218, soaked in an electrically conducting gel. Electrode 114 is conical in shape, and too wide at the base to reach the ear drum when it is inserted into the ear. Optionally, there is a system for doing optical measurements of blood flow in the ear, combined with electrode 114.
- a light source 220 for example a red or infrared laser or laser diode, sends light through optical fiber 222.
- Light ray 224 reflects off a surface 226 inside the ear, for example the ear drum, or another surface whose color is affected by blood flow and/or oxygenation of the blood.
- Sponge 218 holds optical fiber 222 firmly enough in place so that if the measurements are repeated, light ray 224 always reflects from substantially the same place, so any changes in reflectivity are due to changes in blood flow or oxygenation, rather than due to fiber 222 changing its position or orientation.
- the reflected light goes into another optical fiber 228, which carries it to an analyzer 230.
- Fiber 228 is also held firmly in place by sponge 218.
- Analyzer 230 uses information about the reflectivity of surface 226 to measure or estimate blood flow rate, and/or the degree of oxygenation of the blood, and optionally displays the information.
- Analyzer 230 and light source 220 are optionally based on any existing system of photoplethysmography, known to those skilled in the art.
- a fiber optic cable comprising a plurality of optical fibers, is used instead of optical fiber 222 and/or optical fiber 228.
- fibers 222 and 228 are bundled together with the wire connecting electrode 114 to recording device 116.
- analyzer 230 is packaged together with recording device 116.
- data from analyzer 230 is combined with data from recording device 116, and a single estimate of blood flow is displayed, based on the combined data.
- a probe comprising fibers 222 and 228, and sponge 218 or a similar element to hold the probe in place, is used for optical measurements in the ears, even if voltage-measuring electrodes 114 are not placed in the ears.
- FIGs. 3A, 3B, and 3C show coils placed around the head in different orientations, to induce currents in the brain.
- Other magnetic induction methods may be used as well, including different coil configurations, or the use of rotating or oscillating permanent magnets or electromagnets to produce time-varying magnetic fields in the head.
- Fig. 3 A Measuring the induced currents, by measuring their effects on the induced magnetic and electric fields, gives information about the impedance of the brain, and hence the blood volume of the brain.
- coils 302, one on each side of the head have AC current flowing in them, driven by power supply 304, and generate an AC magnetic field inside the head.
- the changing magnetic flux induces electric fields in the head which are parallel to the currents in coils 302, but in the opposite direction.
- the AC magnetic field optionally is large enough so that the induced electric fields are large enough to produce measurable effects, as discussed below, but small enough not to produce peripheral or central nerve stimulation.
- the threshold for nerve stimulation is increased by using trains of short pulses, or other methods known to the art, so that higher AC magnetic fields can be used.
- the induced electric fields cause eddy currents to flow in the brain, of an amplitude which depends on the impedance of the brain.
- the eddy currents in turn generate their own magnetic field and an associated induced electric field, reducing the magnetic flux inside the brain.
- Coils 306 measure a voltage associated with the AC magnetic flux produced by coils 302, and this voltage is recorded by recording device 308. The reduction in magnetic flux caused by the eddy currents flowing in the brain can be detected by recording device 308, since the induced voltage will be lower, i.e. the mutual inductance between coils 302 and coils 306 will be reduced.
- the eddy currents will also give the mutual inductance an imaginary (dissipative) part, which may be easier to detect than the reduction in the real part of the mutual inductance.
- An estimate of the absolute impedance of the brain may be made by observing how the mutual inductance of coils 302 and 306 changes with the frequency of the AC current. Even without making such an absolute estimate of the impedance of the brain, changes in impedance of the brain over time, during the pulse cycle, may be detected by observing the changes in mutual inductance during the pulse cycle.
- the electric fields induced by coils 302 are measured by electrodes placed on or in the head, similar to the voltage-measuring electrodes shown in Figs. IA and 2B.
- the electrodes are shaped and sized, for example, to be placed in the ears or in the nose, or to be placed on the temples or elsewhere on the head, with electrically conducting gel.
- the induced electric field depends on the impedance of the brain, because it is modified by the eddy currents which depend on the impedance of the brain.
- the frequency of the AC current in coils 302. For a brain resistivity of 2 ohm-meters, typical of body tissue, the magnetic field produced by the eddy currents, which depends on the impedance of the brain, will be comparable to the magnetic field produced by the induction coils when the skin depth of the brain is comparable to its radius, about 10 cm. This occurs at a frequency of about 50 MHz. At frequencies well above 100 kHz, however, the impedance of the cell membranes may be effectively shorted out, so that current flows freely inside as well as outside the cells, so the resistivity of the brain is somewhat lower, and eddy currents become important at about 30 MHz.
- the impedance of the brain at such high frequencies is less sensitive to blood volume than it is below 100 kHz, due to the conduction pathway going inside the cells, but the impedance is still somewhat sensitive to blood volume, since the total volume of fluid in the brain, inside and outside cells, still increases when the blood volume increases.
- frequencies of about 10 MHz, or a few tens of MHz, or even about 100 MHz are used, since the blood volume may have the greatest effect on eddy currents in this frequency range.
- eddy currents may largely exclude magnetic flux from the interior of the brain, and the mutual inductance of the coils may be less sensitive to blood volume.
- the frequencies used are low enough so that the eddy currents do not reduce the magnetic field at any point inside the head by more than a factor of 1.5.
- the eddy currents do not reduce the magnetic field by more than a factor of 3, or by more than a factor of 6.
- the small change in the real part of the mutual inductance might be difficult to detect, but the change in the dissipative part, which is proportional to frequency well below 30 MHz, might be relatively easy to detect, even below 100 kHz, if it is the dominant dissipative term.
- frequencies between a few tens of kHz, about 100 kHz, or a few hundred IcHz are used, since they are easier to work with than frequencies of a few tens of MHz, and may still provide sufficient sensitivity to blood volume.
- frequencies of a few hundred kHz, about 1 MHz, or a few MHz are used, since they may provide the best trade-off between sensitivity and ease of use.
- Eddy currents at different frequencies may have different spatial distributions in the brain, both because of skin effects (differing mostly at frequencies above 1 MHz), and because of the finite capacitance of cell membranes (differing mostly at frequencies below 1 MHz). Eddy currents may also have a different distribution in the brain than currents produced by electrodes placed on the head. Different distributions of current may provide different data about the distribution of blood in the head, for example in a patient with a cerebral hemorrhage where blood can pool locally at one or more locations.
- eddy currents are induced at more than one frequency, or both coils and electrodes are used to induce currents in the brain, in order to obtain more data about the distribution of blood in the brain.
- the currents in induction coils 302 are of a magnitude small enough not to cause peripheral or central nerve stimulation, or to cause deleterious health effects or discomfort from heating of the brain or other body tissues.
- the maximum safe currents which depend on the frequency and duration of the currents, are well known to those skilled in the art, in the field of magnetic resonance imaging for example.
- the currents used are only a few times less than the maximum safe currents, or even only a few percent less than the maximum safe currents, and not many times less, in order not to sacrifice precision of the measurements .
- coils 302 are used to detect the induced voltage, i.e. the self-inductance of coils 302 is used, instead of the mutual inductance between coils 302 and 306.
- the voltage in coils 306 will not be sensitive to the resistance of coils 302, or the resistance of coils 306 if recording device 308 has a high impedance.
- the dissipative part of the mutual inductance may be the dominant dissipative term in the voltage measured the recording device 308, making it easy to measure.
- self-inductance of coils 302 were used, the dissipative part of the inductance would likely be small compared to the resistance of the coils, and difficult to measure.
- the magnetic fields produced by the coil currents and by the eddy currents in the brain are measured by magnetic sensors such as Hall sensors, flux gate magnetometers, or SQUIDs.
- magnetic sensors will give more local magnetic field measurements than large coils encircling the head, and may give data that is weighted toward local changes in blood flow, possibly complementing the more global data from large coils.
- Global data is also optionally obtained by averaging the results from several local magnetic sensors.
- Fig. 3 A shows two coils 302 on the sides of the head, and two coils 306, near the midplane of the head, but going around opposite sides of the neck.
- the coils need not be arranged symmetrically as shown.
- coils 302 are close to the midplane of the head, and coils 306 are located on the sides of the head.
- An optimal configuration of coils can optionally be found by using magnetic finite element methods, or other numerical or analytic methods known to the art.
- Figs. 3B and 3C show coils 302 and 306 oriented in other directions with respect to the head.
- another consideration in choosing the coil orientation is the ability to keep the coils positioned rigidly with respect to the head. Changes in position of the coils will affect their mutual inductance and self-inductance, and may appear as spurious changes in calculated brain impedance.
- Fig. 4 shows coils 402 arranged in front and back of a head, as in Fig. 3B, and a coil 406 going around the head from to top to under the chin, to measure the flux induced by coils 402.
- the brain 410 is shown inside the head.
- This change in amplitude and phase of the flux is detected by coil 406 as a change in the amplitude and phase of the voltage of coil 406, relative to the amplitude and phase of current 412.
- the amplitude and phase of the voltage in coil 406 provides information about the impedance of brain 410.
- a C-shaped element of high magnetic permeability extends between the two coils 302 in any of Figs. 3A, 3B, or 3C, in order to increase the magnetic field induced in the brain, for a given current in coils 302. This would reduce the size and cost of the required power supply, and reduce the ohmic heating of the coils, to produce a given magnetic field and induced electric field in the brain.
- Such a C-shaped element could, however, have the potential disadvantage of introducing an additional source of dissipation, due to eddy currents and hysteresis in the magnetic material, that might make it more difficult to detect the eddy currents introduced in the brain by coils 302, and many high permeability alloys have lower permeability at high frequencies, especially above 1 MHz.
- the C-shaped element is laminated, to reduce eddy currents and increase the effective permeability at a given frequency.
- the C-shaped element is made of vanadium permendur, or a similar alloy with low magnetic anisotropy, because its permeability may not fall off as much at high frequencies as is the case with other high permeability materials.
- FIG. 5A and 5B illustrate portable embodiments of the invention that are potentially suitable for use in the field, in contrast to non-portable embodiments of the invention that are suitable for use in a hospital setting during surgery, for example.
- Assemblies 502 contain both current-carrying and voltage-measuring electrodes, either placed on the temples, as in Fig. 5A, or on the ears, and with the voltage-measuring electrodes optionally inserted into the ears, as in Fig. 5B.
- assembly 502 on each side of the head covers the ears, resembling earmuffs, with current-carrying electrodes outside the ears and voltage-measuring electrodes inside the ears.
- some of the electrodes are placed on the temples or elsewhere on the head, and some of them are placed on or in the ears.
- assemblies 502 contain coils which induce eddy currents in the brain, and coils or other magnetic sensors which detect the eddy currents.
- assemblies 502 contain coils, they are substantially bigger than shown in Figs. 5 A and 5B, in order to produce a magnetic field that is more uniform in the brain, rather than concentrated near the assemblies, and in order to reduce the ohmic power generated by the coils when producing a given magnetic field.
- the coils are small, and are inserted into the ears, particularly for making local measurements of impedance near the ears.
- Monitor 504 optionally displays the blood volume or blood flow rate as a function of time, determined from the impedance measurements.
- monitor 504 has warning lights, for example a green light which lights up when the blood flow rate to the brain is satisfactory, and a red light which lights up, and/or a buzzer which sounds, when the blood flow rate is too low, or changes suddenly.
- monitor 504 has five or fewer warning lights, to minimize the information that an emergency medical technician has to sift through, when looking at the monitor.
- a power supply is packaged together with monitor 504.
- monitor 504. there is a separate power supply, not shown in Figs. 5A and 5B.
- Fig. 6 shows a similar embodiment of the invention, but with monitor 504 mounted on the patient's forehead.
- monitor 504 mounted on the patient's forehead.
- Fig. IA, analyzer 230 in Fig. 2B, power supply 304 in Figs. 3A, 3B, and 3C, recording device 308 in Figs. 3A, 3B and 3C, and monitor 504 in Figs. 5A, 5B and 6, comprise a controller, which controls the currents sent to the current-carrying electrodes or coils, and analyzes the data.
- the controller includes any of a CPU, power electronics, an AC/DC converter, and non- volatile memory to store software and data.
- different elements of the controller are located in different places, for example the power supply and the recording device, and/or the controller or parts of the controller are packaged separately.
- motion of the head relative to the electrodes, coils, or sensors can produce a spurious change in measured blood volume, and hence a spurious calculated blood flow.
- Various methods are optionally used to reduce such motion artifacts. For example, the effect of any motion that is not correlated with the pulse cycle is optionally reduced by averaging over time. Such averaging will not eliminate motion artifacts in the calculated blood flow due to motion that is correlated with the pulse, such as motion associated with the administration of CPR.
- Motion artifacts are also optionally reduced by keeping the head immobilized, and keeping the electrodes, coils, and sensors rigidly in place against the head.
- motion artifacts are compensated for by using an accelerometer to detect motion of the head, and modeling the motion artifacts, or by only using data taken when the head is not moving too much.
- a pulse detected in the neck is used to distinguish motion artifacts from the real effects of blood flow in the brain, even if the pulse in the neck is not usable for measuring blood flow directly.
- the device is optionally made portable, with a self-contained power supply, perhaps battery operated, and/or has a monitor with only limited information displayed.
- the device optionally is portable enough and rugged enough for home use, using a battery or AC power from a wall outlet, and/or has a monitor that is simple enough to be used by the patient or a family member with little training, and optionally also displays additional information that could be used, for example, by a visiting nurse.
- the device For monitoring blood flow to the brain prior to and during surgical procedures, especially carotid endarectomy, the device need not be portable or could be moved around on a cart, and optionally displays data that would be of interest to the surgeon or other medical personnel in the operating room, so that changes can be made in the surgical procedure in real time, in response to a decrease in blood flow, for example.
- the device For monitoring patients suffering from diseases such as stroke, syncope, and sickle cell anemia, where disturbances in cerebral blood flow often occur, the device optionally measures local blood flow in different regions of the brain, and optionally comes in different versions, one for hospital use, for example in an intensive care unit, and one for long term monitoring at home.
- the device For use in a neonatal intensive care unit, the device need not be portable, but the electrodes or coils and sensors are optionally of a size, shape and/or attachment method adapted for use in newborn and premature babies.
- the monitor is optionally integrated with other monitors of vital signs, and configured to sound an alarm, for example, at a nurse's station, if a significant change in cerebral blood flow is detected.
- the monitor also records activities, times and/or treatments which affect blood flow adversely.
- the device For cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), to verify that it is working effectively, the device optionally integrates the blood flow in the brain after every few chest compressions, for example every time the lungs are expanded, and prominently displays the result on a large dial or array of lights, so the person administering CPR can immediately see whether the chest compressions are too weak or too strong, or too slow or too fast, or whether the heart has started beating on its own.
- a portable version of the device is optionally used by emergency medical technicians in the field or in an ambulance.
- a less portable version, on a cart for example, is optionally used in a hospital emergency room.
- two portions of a same electrode includes the case of two separate electrodes that are electrically shorted together.
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