Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Rehabilitation 1 article published in JoVE Behavior Using Laser Doppler Imaging and Monitoring to Analyze Spinal Cord Microcirculation in Rat Yingli Jing*1,2,3,4, Fan Bai*1,2,3,4, Hui Chen1,2,3,4, Hao Dong1,2,3,4 1China Rehabilitation Research Center, 2Institute of Rehabilitation Science of China, 3Center of Neural Injury and Repair, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, 4Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Rehabilitation Here we present a combination of laser Doppler perfusion imaging (LDPI) and laser Doppler perfusion monitoring (LDPM) to measure spinal cord local blood flows and oxygen saturation (SO2), as well as a standardized procedure for introducing spinal cord trauma on rat.
