Laser Doppler skin perfusion pressure in the assessment of Raynaud's phenomenon

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 414-416

  Kanetaka, Takehito ^a   Komiyama, T ^a   Onozuka, A ^a   Miyata, T ^a   Shigematsu, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Laser Doppler flowmetry; Measurement; Microcirculation; Raynaud's disease; Skin perfusion pressure; Systematic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY LESION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; REST; SKIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; VASOSPASM;

EID: 1642347578     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2003.12.017     Document Type: Article

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