Nonvisible insufficient subcutaneous reticular venous plexus can be observed through the skin using a new illumination method

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 1046-1049

  Bustos, Luis Lopez ^a,b,c   Fronek, Arnost ^b,d   Lopez Kapke, Luis ^a,e   Henriquez, Jose A ^a,b  

^a Unidad de Enfermedades Circulatorias   (Mexico)

^b American College of Phlebology   (United States)

^c International Union of Angiology   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Research Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INFANT; INFRARED RADIATION; INSUFFICIENT SUBCUTANEOUS RETICULAR VENOUS PLEXUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PLETHYSMOGRAPH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; TOTAL RETICULAR VISION; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VISIBILITY; WHITE LIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TRANSILLUMINATION; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 77952909315     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2010.01471.x     Document Type: Article

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