Safer neurosurgery with intraoperative cerebral blood flow imaging
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Intraoperative cerebral blood flow imaging during neurosurgery using laser speckle contrast imaging
IRAS ID
259195
Contact name
Ibrahim Jalloh
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
5 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
This study sets out to evaluate the feasibility, reliability and usefulness of measuring blood flow in the brain and spinal cord during neurosurgical procedures using a technique called laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI). LSCI is a photographic technique that measures the light reflected and scattered by moving particles and uses this data to derive a measure of blood flow. Measuring blood flow during neurosurgical procedures provides a means to detect falls in blood flow and therefore an opportunity to prevent injury. Realtime blood flow imaging of the brain surface will also improve the reliability of functional cortical mapping, reducing the risk of neurological deficits produced by brain surgery.
REC name
West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/WM/0023
Date of REC Opinion
28 Jan 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion