Study on the microcirculatory blood velocity of acupoint monitored by laser Doppler signal

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 959-962

  Hsiu, Hsin ^a   Huang, Shih Min ^a   Chao, Pin Tsun ^b   Hsu, Wei Chen ^c   Hsu, Chia Liang ^a   Jan, Ming Yie ^b   Wang, Wei Kung ^b   Wang, Yuh Ying Lin ^b  

^a Yuan Ze Univieristy ^*  (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; MEDICINE; TISSUE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

LASER DOPPLER SIGNAL; MEAN BLOOD VELOCITY; MERIDIAN SYSTEM; MICROCIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY;

BLOOD;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION;

EID: 57649233632     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352451     Document Type: Conference Paper

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