The combination of laser Doppler perfusion imaging and photoplethysmography is useful in the characterization of scleroderma and primary Raynaud's phenomenon

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 292-298

  Rosato, E ^a   Molinaro, I ^a   Rossi, C ^a   Pisarri, S ^a   Salsano, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER PERFUSION IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAIL VIDEOCAPILLAROSCOPY; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE WAVE; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SCINTIGRAPHY; SCLERODERMA; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN PERFUSION; SPHYGMIC WAVE AMPLITUDE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TISSUE PERFUSION;

ADULT; BLOOD VOLUME; CAPILLARIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; PERFUSION IMAGING; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RAYNAUD DISEASE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 80052014766     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2010.530293     Document Type: Article

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