Challenges of transcutaneous laser application for the potential of photobiomodulation of the spinal cord at the scale of a large companion animal

Daqing Piao; Lara A. Sypniewski; Kenneth E. Bartels

doi:10.1117/12.2248164

17 February 2017 Challenges of transcutaneous laser application for the potential of photobiomodulation of the spinal cord at the scale of a large companion animal

Daqing Piao, Lara A. Sypniewski, Kenneth E. Bartels

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Proceedings Volume 10048, Mechanisms of Photobiomodulation Therapy XII; 100480M (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2248164
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Photobiomodulation (PBM) has been used successfully for the treatment of nervous system and has been demonstrated in the rodent model. In contrast, the percutaneous use of PBM to treat spinal cord of companion animals is expected to be challenging due to the significant attenuation of light energy as it travels through the thick and heterogeneous layers of tissue and bone to reach the level of the spinal cord. This pilot study was performed on a cadaverous dog to determine if the recommended bio-stimulatory treatment dose can be delivered to the spinal canal via percutaneous application of a clinically acceptable surface dose. The dose reaching the spinal canal after percutaneous application was measured at 980nm by using a miniature photo-diode sensor with a dose-response sensitivity of 1V per 1mW/cm2 dose and a 2mm spherical isotropic fiber-optical diffusor probe. The two sensors were embedded in different longitudinal positions along the dorsal portion of the spinal canal just below the soft tissues and vertebral processes in a 40lbs cadaverous dog. The spinal cord was then accessed via a hemilaminectomy. Once embedded in the target tissue, 1W-10 W surface irradiation was applied. At the T12/13 and T13/L1 intervertebral disc positions, photo-diode sensors detected the intra-spinal dose above the noise floor at the 10W surface dose. A narrow treatment window for percutaneous PBM in large dog may exist only for the shallowest segment of the spinal cord, which may be important to avoid potential collateral photothermal effects. Works for simultaneous multi-site intra-spinal measurements are on-going.

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Daqing Piao, Lara A. Sypniewski, and Kenneth E. Bartels "Challenges of transcutaneous laser application for the potential of photobiomodulation of the spinal cord at the scale of a large companion animal", Proc. SPIE 10048, Mechanisms of Photobiomodulation Therapy XII, 100480M (17 February 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2248164

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