Light-emitting diode-based transcranial photoacoustic measurement of sagittal sinus oxyhemoglobin saturation in hypoxic neonatal piglets

We present a light-emitting diode (LED)-based transcranial photoacoustic measurement (LED-trPA) of oxyhemoglobin (HbO) saturation at superior sagittal sinus (SSS) in hypoxic neonatal piglets. The optimal LED imaging wavelengths and frame averaging scheme were determined based on characterization of transcranial sensitivity. Based on the framework (690/850 nm with >20 frame averaging), graded hypoxia was successfully identified in neonatal piglets with less than 10.0 % of root mean squared error (RMSE). This preclinical study suggests the feasibility of a rapid, cost-effective, and safe LED-trPA monitoring of perinatal hypoxia-ischemia and prompt interventions for clinical use.