Enhanced phase synchronization of blood flow oscillations between heated and adjacent non-heated sacral skin

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1059-1070

  Liao, Fuyuan ^a   Jan, Yih Kuen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow oscillations; Ensemble empirical mode decomposition; Laser Doppler; Local heating; Microvascular function; Phase synchronization; Pressure ulcers; Vasodilatory function

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW; ENSEMBLE EMPIRICAL MODE DECOMPOSITION; LASER DOPPLER; LOCAL HEATING; MICROVASCULAR; PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; PRESSURE ULCERS;

DISEASES; MICROCIRCULATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

SYNCHRONIZATION;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SACRUM; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VASCULARIZATION; VASODILATATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SACRUM; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867819214     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-012-0948-y     Document Type: Article

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