Monitoring spinal cord blood flow using hydrogen polarography

Comput Biol Med. 1988;18(2):103-11. doi: 10.1016/0010-4825(88)90036-4.

Abstract

Spinal cord blood flow (SCBF) is an important physiological variable that may undergo changes following cord injury. We measured SCBF in healthy dogs whose cord had been cooled, a technique that is useful for treating spinal cord injured patients. A microcomputerized system developed for efficient recording of SCBF on-line is described in this paper.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cold Temperature
  • Dogs
  • Electronic Data Processing
  • Female
  • Hydrogen / analysis*
  • Male
  • Microcomputers
  • Monitoring, Physiologic
  • Polarography / methods*
  • Regional Blood Flow
  • Spinal Cord / blood supply*
  • Spinal Cord / physiopathology

Substances

  • Hydrogen