Noninvasive transabdominal monitoring of fetal cerebral oxygenation using pulse oximetry

Anna Zourabian; Andrew M. Siegel; Nirmala Ramanujam; Britton Chance; David A. Boas; Gargi Vishnoi; Re-Gine Choe

doi:10.1117/12.356783

15 July 1999 Noninvasive transabdominal monitoring of fetal cerebral oxygenation using pulse oximetry

Anna Zourabian, Andrew M. Siegel, Nirmala Ramanujam, Britton Chance, David A. Boas, Gargi Vishnoi, Re-Gine Choe

Proceedings Volume 3597, Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy of Tissue III; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.356783
Event: BiOS '99 International Biomedical Optics Symposium, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Pulse oximetry (oxygen saturation monitoring) has markedly improved medical care in many fields, including anesthesiology, intensive care, and newborn intensive care. In obstetrics, fetal heart rate monitoring remains the standard for intrapartum assessment of fetal well being. Fetal oxygen saturation monitoring is a new technique currently under development. It is potentially superior to electronic fetal heart rate monitoring (cardiotocography) because it allows direct assessment of both fetal oxygen status and fetal tissue perfusion. Here, we present feasibility studies for trans-abdominal fetal cerebral pulse oximetry. Our experiments on more than 20 patients indicate feasibility. We will present the methodology for obtaining these data, as well as a summary of our pilot clinical study.

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Anna Zourabian, Andrew M. Siegel, Nirmala Ramanujam, Britton Chance, David A. Boas, Gargi Vishnoi, and Re-Gine Choe "Noninvasive transabdominal monitoring of fetal cerebral oxygenation using pulse oximetry", Proc. SPIE 3597, Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy of Tissue III, (15 July 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.356783

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