Using broadband spatially resolved NIRS to assess muscle oxygenation during altered running protocols

Georg Koukourakis; Maria Vafiadou; André Steimers; Dmitri Geraskin; Patrick Neary; Matthias Kohl-Bareis

doi:10.1117/12.831626

7 July 2009 Using broadband spatially resolved NIRS to assess muscle oxygenation during altered running protocols

Georg Koukourakis, Maria Vafiadou, André Steimers, Dmitri Geraskin, Patrick Neary, Matthias Kohl-Bareis

Proceedings Volume 7368, Clinical and Biomedical Spectroscopy; 736814 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.831626
Event: European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, 2009, Munich, Germany

Abstract

We used spatially resolved near-infrared spectroscopy (SRS-NIRS) to assess calf and thigh muscle oxygenation during running on a motor-driven treadmill. Two protocols were used: An incremental speed protocol (velocity = 6 - 12 km/h, ▵v = 2 km/h) was performed in 3 minute stages, while a pacing paradigm modulated step frequency alternatively (2.3 Hz [S_Low]; 3.3 Hz [SHigh]) during a constant velocity for 2 minutes each. A SRS-NIRS broadband system (600 - 1000 nm) was used to measure total haemoglobin concentration and oxygen saturation (SO2). An accelerometer was placed on the hip joints to measure limb acceleration through the experiment. The data showed that the calf (SO2 58 to 42%) desaturated to a significantly lower level than the thigh (61 to 54%). During the pacing protocol, SO2 was significantly different between the S_Low vs. S_High trials. Additionally, physiological data as measured by spirometry were different between the S_Low vs. SHigh pacing trials (VO2 (2563± 586 vs. 2503 ± 605 mL/min). Significant differences in VO2 at the same workload (speed) indicate alterations in mechanical efficiency. These data suggest that SRS broadband NIRS can be used to discern small changes in muscle oxygenation, making this device useful for metabolic exercise studies in addition to spirometry and movement monitoring by accelerometers.

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Georg Koukourakis, Maria Vafiadou, André Steimers, Dmitri Geraskin, Patrick Neary, and Matthias Kohl-Bareis "Using broadband spatially resolved NIRS to assess muscle oxygenation during altered running protocols", Proc. SPIE 7368, Clinical and Biomedical Spectroscopy, 736814 (7 July 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.831626

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Near infrared spectroscopy

Heart

Oxygen

Spirometry

Spectroscopy

Modulation

Biomedical optics

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