Using wavelet analysis to characterize the thermoregulatory mechanisms of sacral skin blood flow

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 6 A, 2004, Pages 797-805

  Geyer, Mary Jo ^a   Jan, Yih Kuen ^a,b   Brienza, David M ^a   Boninger, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial vasoregulation; Heating; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Skin blood flow; Time frequency analysis; Vasomotion; Wavelet analysis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; METABOLISM; NEUROLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SKIN; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

FREQUENCY BANDS; MYOGENIC FREQUENCY; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; THERMOREGULATORY CONTROL; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

BLOOD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROCIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; THERMOREGULATION; TIME FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SKIN;

EID: 12344268822     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2003.10.0159     Document Type: Article

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