Comparison between laser doppler flowmetry signals recorded in glabrous and non glabrous skin: Time and frequency analyses

BIOSIGNALS 2010 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Bio-inpsired Systems and Signal Processing, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 133-138

  Figueiras, Edite ^a   Abraham, Pierre ^b   Ferreira, Luis F Requicha ^a   Humeau, Anne ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Groupe Esaip   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Fractal; Glabrous skin; Laser doppler flowmetry; Non glabrous skin; Power law; Skin microcirculation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW; FREQUENCY DOMAINS; GLABROUS SKIN; HAND PALMS; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; HIGH DENSITY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROVASCULAR; NON GLABROUS SKIN; POWER-LAW; SIGNAL FLUCTUATIONS; TIME AND FREQUENCY ANALYSIS;

BLOOD VESSELS; CLASSIFIERS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOWMETERS; FRACTALS; MICROCIRCULATION; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

DOPPLER EFFECT;

EID: 77956429154     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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