• DocumentCode
    3491263
  • Title

    Assessment of specific microvascular resistance by a transient thermal clearance method

  • Author

    Mahler, Yonah ; Nitzan, Meir ; Aner, Haim ; Beer, Gideon

  • Author_Institution
    Jerusalem Coll. of Technol., Israel
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    4-7 Nov. 1988
  • Abstract
    The regional blood flow (RBF) in the dorsum of the foot was measured by the transient thermal clearance method. The ratio of the blood pressure and the RBF, which is the specific microvascular resistance (SMR), is significantly different between diabetic and nondiabetic patients. The absolute quantitative assessment of the RBF and SMR allows long-term followup of patients, as well as comparison of measurements among different patients. It has potential clinical application in plastic and reconstructive surgery, vascular surgery, orthopedics and pharmacology.<>
  • Keywords
    biomedical measurement; biothermics; haemodynamics; blood pressure; diabetic patients; foot dorsum; nondiabetic patients; orthopedics; pharmacology; plastic surgery; reconstructive surgery; regional blood flow; specific microvascular resistance; transient thermal clearance method; vascular surgery;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    New Orleans, LA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0785-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95034
  • Filename
    95034