Linguistic analysis of laser speckle contrast images recorded at rest and during biological zero: Comparison with laser doppler flowmetry data

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2311-2321

  Humeau Heurtier, Anne ^a   Abraham, Pierre ^a   Mahe, Guillaume ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Information theory; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Laser speckle contrast imaging; Linguistic analysis; Vascular occlusion

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICAL PATTERN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST; LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING; LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE METRIC; SYMBOLIC SEQUENCE; VASCULAR OCCLUSION;

FLOWMETERS; HEMODYNAMICS; INFORMATION THEORY; SPECKLE;

LINGUISTICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; METRIC SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REST; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 84890324504     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2013.2281620     Document Type: Article

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