Characterization of the non-invasive assessment of the cutaneous microcirculation by laser doppler perfusion scanner

Microcirculation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 358-366

  Keymel, Stefanie ^a   Sichwardt, Julia ^b   Balzer, Jan ^a   Stegemann, Emilia ^b   Rassaf, Tienush ^a   Kleinbongard, Petra ^c   Kelm, Malte ^a   Heiss, Christian ^a   Lauer, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

coronary artery disease; laser Doppler perfusion imaging; microcirculation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OCCLUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954317944     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: 15498719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2010.00037.x     Document Type: Article

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