Venous occlusion plethysmography versus doppler ultrasound in the assessment of leg blood flow during calf exercise

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1889-1900

  Green, Simon ^a   Thorp, R ^a   Reeder, E J ^a   Donnelly, J ^a   Fordy, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hyperemia; Non invasive; Techniques; Triceps surae; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053896137     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1819-6     Document Type: Article

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