Vaginal microcirculation: Non-invasive anatomical examination of the micro-vessel architecture, tortuosity and capillary density

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 723-729

  Weber, Maaike A ^a   Milstein, Dan M J ^a   Ince, Can ^a   Rengerink, Katrien Oude ^a   Roovers, Jan Paul W R ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

capillary density; imaging; physiology; tortuosity; vaginal microcirculation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CAPILLARY LOOP; CAPILLARY TORTUOSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; LUTEAL PHASE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROCIRCULATORY ARCHITECTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDESTREAM DARK FIELD IMAGING; VAGINAL MICROCIRCULATION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CAPILLARY; MICROVASCULATURE; PHYSIOLOGY; VAGINA; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVESSELS; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944159265     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.22662     Document Type: Article

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