Comparison of infrared thermography and laser speckle contrast imaging for the dynamic assessment of digital microvascular function

Microvascular Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 162-167

  Pauling, J D ^a   Shipley, J A ^a   Raper, S ^b   Watson, M L ^c   Ward, S G ^c   Harris, N D ^d   McHugh, N J ^a,c  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HAND; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; VALIDITY; VOLUNTEER; WARMING;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84856791065     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2011.06.012     Document Type: Article

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