Sample entropy of laser Doppler flowmetry signals increases in patients with systemic sclerosis

Microvascular Research

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-155

  Figueiras, E ^a   Roustit, M ^b   Semedo, S ^a   Ferreira, L F Requicha ^a   Crascowski, J L ^b   Humeau, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTROPY; FEMALE; FINGER; FOREARM; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE ENTROPY; SCAR; SIGNAL DETECTION; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL HYPEREMIA;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; RAYNAUD DISEASE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SKIN;

EID: 79960927614     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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