Evaluation of the number of laser-doppler measurements in assessing regional diaphragmatic microcirculation

International Journal of Microcirculation-Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 123-129

  Chang, H Y ^a,b   Chan, C S ^a,b   Chen, J H ^a,b   Tsai, M C ^a,b   Wu, M H ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chi Mei Foundation Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Laser Doppler scanning; Simulation study; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; DIAPHRAGM; HEART RATE; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VASCULARIZATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; DIAPHRAGM; HEART RATE; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0031134211     PISSN: 01676865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000179219     Document Type: Article

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