Video fluorescein imaging of the skin: Description of an overviewing technique for functional evaluation of regional cutaneous blood perfusion in occlusive arterial disease of the limbs

Clinical Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 619-633

  Lund, F ^a,c   Jogestrand, T ^b   Inacio, J ^a   Larsson, U B ^a   Lund, S ^a   Sorhed K ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Research Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amputation level; Critical limb ischaemia; Evaluation of arterial reconstruction; Evaluation of pharmacotherapy; Skin blood perfusion

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCEIN SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MALE; NAUSEA; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; TECHNIQUE; VIDEORECORDER;

EID: 0030727293     PISSN: 01445979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2281.1997.00057.x     Document Type: Article

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