{
    "abstract": "To evaluate the capability of hyperspectral imaging (HSI), a contact-less and noninvasive technology, to monitor perfusion changes of the hand during a modified Allen test (MAT) and cuff occlusion test. Furthermore, the study aimed at obtaining objective perfusion parameters of the hand.\nHSI of the hand was performed on 20 healthy volunteers with a commercially available HSI system during a MAT and a cuff occlusion test. Besides gathering red-green-blue (RGB) images, the perfusion parameters tissue hemoglobin index (THI), (superficial tissue) hemoglobin oxygenation (StO2), near-infrared perfusion (NIR), and tissue water index (TWI) were calculated for four different regions of interest on the hand. For the MAT, occlusion (OI; the ratio between the condition during occlusion and before occlusion) and reperfusion (RI; the ratio between the non-occlusion state and the prior occlusion state) indices were calculated for each perfusion parameter. All data were correlated to the clinical findings.\nFalse-color images showed visible differences between the various perfusion conditions during the MAT and cuff occlusion test. THI, StO2, and NIR behaved as expected from physiology, while TWI did not in the context of this study. During rest, mean THI, StO2, and NIR of the hand were 34\u2009\u00b1\u20092, 72\u2009\u00b1\u20099, and 61\u2009\u00b1\u20096, respectively. The RI for THI showed a roundabout threefold increase after reperfusion of both radial and ulnar artery and was thus, distinctly pronounced when compared with StO2 and NIR (~1.25). The OI was lowest for THI when compared with StO2 and NIR.\nHSI with its parameters THI, StO2, and NIR proved to be suitable to evaluate perfusion of the hand. By this, it could complement visual inspection during the MAT for evaluating the functionality of the superficial palmary arch before radial or ulnar artery harvest. The presented RI might deliver useful comparative values to detect pathological perfusion disorders at an early stage. As microcirculation monitoring is crucial for many medical issues, HSI shows potential to be used, besides further applications, in the monitoring of (free) flaps and transplants and microcirculation monitoring of critically ill patients.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Laser-Forschungslabor, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Planegg, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Matth\u00e4us",
            "initials": "M",
            "lastname": "Linek"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Axelle",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "Felicio-Briegel"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Laser-Forschungslabor, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Planegg, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Christian",
            "initials": "C",
            "lastname": "Freym\u00fcller"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Laser-Forschungslabor, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Planegg, Germany.\nDepartment of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Adrian",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "R\u00fchm"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Anna Sophie",
            "initials": "AS",
            "lastname": "Englhard"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Laser-Forschungslabor, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Planegg, Germany.\nDepartment of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Ronald",
            "initials": "R",
            "lastname": "Sroka"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.",
            "firstname": "Veronika",
            "initials": "V",
            "lastname": "Volgger"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": "\u00a9 2021 The Authors. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.",
    "doi": "10.1002/lsm.23479",
    "journal": "Lasers in surgery and medicine",
    "keywords": [
        "cuff occlusion test",
        "hand perfusion",
        "hemoglobin",
        "hyperspectral imaging",
        "modified Allen test",
        "occlusion index",
        "oxygenation",
        "perfusion monitoring",
        "reperfusion index",
        "water content"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2021-09-21",
    "pubmed_id": "34541694",
    "results": "False-color images showed visible differences between the various perfusion conditions during the MAT and cuff occlusion test. THI, StO2, and NIR behaved as expected from physiology, while TWI did not in the context of this study. During rest, mean THI, StO2, and NIR of the hand were 34\u2009\u00b1\u20092, 72\u2009\u00b1\u20099, and 61\u2009\u00b1\u20096, respectively. The RI for THI showed a roundabout threefold increase after reperfusion of both radial and ulnar artery and was thus, distinctly pronounced when compared with StO2 and NIR (~1.25). The OI was lowest for THI when compared with StO2 and NIR.",
    "title": "Evaluation of hyperspectral imaging to quantify perfusion changes during the modified Allen test.",
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}