JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, cilt.187, sa.2, ss.744-750, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
Purpose: Near infrared spectroscopy measures tissue oxygenation even when there is complete cessation of blood flow. We evaluated near infrared spectroscopy to diagnose testicular torsion and blindly compared its accuracy with that of Doppler ultrasound. We also compared it by immunohistochemical evaluation of hypoxia and cell viability. Material and