Using multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis to assess sacral skin blood flow oscillations in people with spinal cord injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 787-799

  Liao, Fuyuan ^a   Jan, Yih Kuen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow oscillations; Detrended fluctuation analysis; Laser doppler; Microvascular function; Multifractal analysis; Nonlinear analysis; Pressure ulcers; Spectral analysis; Spinal cord injury; Vasodilatory function

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW; DETRENDED FLUCTUATION ANALYSIS; LASER DOPPLER; MICROVASCULAR; MULTIFRACTAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE ULCERS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VASODILATORY FUNCTION;

BLOOD; CLASSIFIERS; DISEASES; DOPPLER EFFECT; DOSIMETRY; FLOW CONTROL; FRACTALS; HEMODYNAMICS; METABOLISM; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

NONLINEAR ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROVASCULATURE; MULTIFRACTAL DETRENDED FLUCTUATION ANALYSIS; OSCILLATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FRACTALS; HUMANS; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 80052563402     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.08.0145     Document Type: Article

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