Can the green laser Doppler measure skin-nutritive perfusion in patients with peripheral vascular disease?

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 195-201

  Ubbink, Dirk T ^a   Tulevski, Igor I ^a   Jacobs, Michael J H M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Capillary microscopy; Hyperaemia response; Ischaemia; Laser Doppler, dual wavelength; Microcirculation, skin; Peripheral vascular disease; Postural; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GREEN LASER; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG ISCHEMIA; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0034090039     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000025731     Document Type: Article

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