Systemic Associations of Dynamic Retinal Vessel Analysis: A Review of Current Literature

Microcirculation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 257-268

  Lim, Michelle ^a,b   Sasongko, Muhammad B ^a,c   Ikram, Mohammad K ^b   Lamoureux, Ecosse ^a,b   Wang, Jie Jin ^a,d   Wong, Tien Yin ^a,b   Cheung, Carol Y ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Dynamic vessel analyzer; Endothelial dysfunction; Retinal vascular imaging

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS; ANALYZER; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CAMERA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYNAMIC RETINAL VESSEL ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC VESSEL ANALYZER; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ETHNICITY; FUNDUS CAMERA; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MICROCOMPUTER; MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; REVIEW; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIGHT; METABOLIC DISEASES; RETINA; RETINAL VESSELS; VASODILATION;

EID: 84876093227     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: 15498719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/micc.12026     Document Type: Review

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