Review: A review of near infrared spectroscopy for term and preterm newborns

Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-55

  Wolf, Martin ^a   Naulaers, Gunnar ^b   Bel, Frank Van ^c   Kleiser, Stefan ^a   Greisen, Gorm ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brain; Instrumentation; Liver; Near infrared spectroscopy; Neonate; Oximeter; Preterm infant; Tissue oxygen saturation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859011950     PISSN: 09670335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1255/jnirs.972     Document Type: Review

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