Optical coherence tomography for the quantitative study of cerebrovascular physiology

J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2011 Jun;31(6):1339-45. doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.2011.19. Epub 2011 Mar 2.

Abstract

Doppler optical coherence tomography (DOCT) and OCT angiography are novel methods to investigate cerebrovascular physiology. In the rodent cortex, DOCT flow displays features characteristic of cerebral blood flow, including conservation along nonbranching vascular segments and at branch points. Moreover, DOCT flow values correlate with hydrogen clearance flow values when both are measured simultaneously. These data validate DOCT as a noninvasive quantitative method to measure tissue perfusion over a physiologic range.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Angiography / methods
  • Animals
  • Cerebral Cortex / blood supply*
  • Cerebrovascular Circulation*
  • Laser-Doppler Flowmetry / methods
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods*