Forced convective head cooling device reduces human cross-sectional brain temperature measured by magnetic resonance: A non-randomized healthy volunteer pilot study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 365-372

  Harris, B A ^a,c   Andrews, P J D ^b,c   Marshall, I ^a,c   Robinson, T M ^d   Murray, G D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KCI Research and Development Facility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain, cooling; Healthy volunteers; Measurement techniques, nuclear magnetic resonance; Temperature, brain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN TEMPERATURE; COLD TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOMETER; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; CRYOANESTHESIA; ESOPHAGUS; EVALUATION; FOREARM; HEAD; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SHIVERING; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEAD; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PILOT PROJECTS; SHIVERING; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 40949131412     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem405     Document Type: Article

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