Individualized Brain Tissue Oxygen-Monitoring Probe Placement Helps to Guide Therapy and Optimizes Outcome in Neurocritical Care.

Background/objective: In order to monitor tissue oxygenation in patients with acute neurological disorders, probes for measurement of brain tissue oxygen tension (ptO) are often placed non-specifically in a right frontal lobe location. To improve the value of ptO monitoring, placement of the probe into a specific area of interest is desirable. We present a technique using CT-guidance to place the ptO probe in a particular area of interest based on the individual patient's pathology.