TY - JOUR
T1 - Two-photon imaging of blood flow in the rat cortex
AU - Driscoll, Jonathan D.
AU - Shih, Andy Y.
AU - Drew, Patrick J.
AU - Cauwenberghs, Gert
AU - Kleinfeld, David
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - Cerebral blood flow plays a central role in maintaining homeostasis in the brain, and its dysfunction leads to pathological conditions such as stroke. Moreover, understanding the dynamics of blood flow is central to the interpretation of data from imaging modalities-such as intrinsic optical signaling and functional magnetic resonance imaging-that rely on changes in cerebral blood flow and oxygen level to infer changes in the underlying neural activity. Recent advances in imaging techniques have allowed detailed studies of blood flow in vivo at high spatial and temporal resolutions. We discuss techniques to accurately measure cerebral blood flow at the level of individual blood vessels using two-photon laserscanning microscopy. By directing the scanning laser along a user-defined path, it is possible to measure red blood cell (RBC) velocity and vessel diameter across multiple vessels simultaneously. The combination of these measurements permits accurate assessment of total flux with sufficient time resolution to measure fast modulations in flux, such as those caused by heartbeat, as well as slower signals caused by vasomotion and hemodynamic responses to stimulus. Here, we discuss general techniques for animal preparation and measurement of blood flow with two-photon microscopy. We incorporate extensions to existing methods to accurately acquire flux data simultaneously across multiple vessels in a single trial. Central to these measurements is the ability to generate scan paths that smoothly connect user-defined lines of interest while maintaining high accuracy of the scan path.
AB - Cerebral blood flow plays a central role in maintaining homeostasis in the brain, and its dysfunction leads to pathological conditions such as stroke. Moreover, understanding the dynamics of blood flow is central to the interpretation of data from imaging modalities-such as intrinsic optical signaling and functional magnetic resonance imaging-that rely on changes in cerebral blood flow and oxygen level to infer changes in the underlying neural activity. Recent advances in imaging techniques have allowed detailed studies of blood flow in vivo at high spatial and temporal resolutions. We discuss techniques to accurately measure cerebral blood flow at the level of individual blood vessels using two-photon laserscanning microscopy. By directing the scanning laser along a user-defined path, it is possible to measure red blood cell (RBC) velocity and vessel diameter across multiple vessels simultaneously. The combination of these measurements permits accurate assessment of total flux with sufficient time resolution to measure fast modulations in flux, such as those caused by heartbeat, as well as slower signals caused by vasomotion and hemodynamic responses to stimulus. Here, we discuss general techniques for animal preparation and measurement of blood flow with two-photon microscopy. We incorporate extensions to existing methods to accurately acquire flux data simultaneously across multiple vessels in a single trial. Central to these measurements is the ability to generate scan paths that smoothly connect user-defined lines of interest while maintaining high accuracy of the scan path.
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U2 - 10.1101/pdb.prot076513
DO - 10.1101/pdb.prot076513
M3 - Article
C2 - 23906919
AN - SCOPUS:84881046075
SN - 1940-3402
VL - 2013
SP - 759
EP - 767
JO - Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
JF - Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
IS - 8
ER -