The laboratory evaluation of lower limb perfusion in diabetes mellitus. A clinical review

British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 64-70

  Williams, Dean T ^a   Pugh, Neil D ^b   Coleman, Declan P ^b   Harding, Keith G ^a   Price, Patricia ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot disease; Non invasive tests; Peripheral arterial occlusive disease; Tissue perfusion

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAPILLAROSCOPY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; LABORATORY TEST; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DETECTION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TISSUE PERFUSION; TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN MONITORING; WAVEFORM;

EID: 19144363056     PISSN: 14746514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14746514050050020301     Document Type: Review

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