Imperial College London
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ProfessorMartynBoutelle

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering

Associate Provost (Estates Planning)
 
 
 
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B208Bessemer BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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@article{Kontojannis:2019:10.1080/02699052.2019.1610796,
author = {Kontojannis, V and Hostettler, I and Brogan, RJ and Raza, M and Harper-Payne, A and Kareem, H and Boutelle, M and Wilson, M},
doi = {10.1080/02699052.2019.1610796},
journal = {Brain Inj},
pages = {875--883},
title = {Detection of intracranial hematomas in the emergency department using near infrared spectroscopy.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2019.1610796},
volume = {33},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Hypothesis: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in our society. The development of near infrared technology for the detection of intracranial hematomas may assist earlier diagnosis of TBI. This in turn may enable earlier targeted treatments minimizing the harm and subsequent social and economic effects of TBI. Methods: A handheld, noninvasive Near Infrared Spectroscopy device, Infrascanner 2000, (Infrascan Inc., Philadelphia, PA, USA) was used in a major trauma center to screen for traumatic intracranial hematomas. The Infrascanner was used successfully in 205 patients on their arrival in the emergency department prior to CT head. Results: In the whole cohort, sensitivity was 75%, specificity was 50.43%, with negative predictive value 72.84%, and positive predictive value 53.23%. In 45 patients, where the volume of blood was >3.5mL, the sensitivity was 89.36%, specificity 48.73% with negative predictive value 93.9% and positive predictive value 34.15%. Conclusions: The Infrascanner has a relatively high specificity and negative predictive value; therefore, it could in association with the Neurological examination, help in the triage of the trauma patient with potential brain injury. Further investigation is necessary to determine the use of Infrascanner 2000 as a diagnostic method in TBI.
AU  - Kontojannis,V
AU  - Hostettler,I
AU  - Brogan,RJ
AU  - Raza,M
AU  - Harper-Payne,A
AU  - Kareem,H
AU  - Boutelle,M
AU  - Wilson,M
DO  - 10.1080/02699052.2019.1610796
EP  - 883
PY  - 2019///
SP  - 875
TI  - Detection of intracranial hematomas in the emergency department using near infrared spectroscopy.
T2  - Brain Inj
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2019.1610796
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31284787
VL  - 33
ER  -
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