Abstract
Several centres worldwide have established con-trolled hypoxemia studies (CHS) for testing and calibrating pulse oximeters. Since the brain is, compared to the rest of the body, a highly demanding organ that requires nearly 20 % of the body's total oxygen supply, a period of hypoxemia may reduce the content of high energy phosphates such as phosphocreatine (PCr) with constant levels of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). To prove this hypothesis a controlled 30 minute hypoxemic state of 70 to75 % arterial oxygen saturation was induced in healthy subjects. 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy (31P-MRS) performed in a 3Tesla (T)-MR-scanner was used for high energy phosphates measurement. The study protocol was based on a randomised trial including two groups of male volunteers, one with normal weight and one with a body mass index higher than 30 kg/m2 in such a way that each person served as his own control in one session with normoxemia and one with hypoxemia. The knowledge of physiological adjustment to a hypoxemia as well as the volunteer management is the basis for a safe procedure.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, September 7 - 12, 2009, Munich, Germany |
| Editors | Olaf Dössel, Wolfgang C. Schlegel |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Publication date | 2009 |
| Pages | 880-882 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-642-03884-6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-642-03885-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Event | World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering: Diagnostic Imaging - Munich , Germany Duration: 07.09.2009 → 12.09.2009 Conference number: 81644 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Research Areas and Centers
- Academic Focus: Center for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM)
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