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Critical analysis of methods for assessing regional blood flow and their reliability in clinical medicine.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1576838     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The advantages and inadequacies of the currently available techniques to measure regional blood flow in the lower limbs are being reviewed. Thermodilution technique and local 133xenon washout technique have the advantage of allowing determination of blood flow during exercise, while venous occlusion plethysmography and pulsed-Doppler duplex ultrasonography only allow determination of blood flow at rest. Overall, measurements of lower limb blood flow are not highly reproducible by any technique, and the variability in measurements of regional blood flow should lead to careful interpretation of derived parameters such as vascular conductance and resistance. Determination of vascular input impedance by Fourier analysis of pressure data, recorded with high fidelity catheter, and flow velocity measurements obtained transcutaneously by Doppler ultrasonography, may offer a more accurate quantitative analysis of the characteristics of the lower limb vascular system.
Authors:
T H LeJemtel; S Katz; G Jondeau; S Solomon
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Chest     Volume:  101     ISSN:  0012-3692     ISO Abbreviation:  Chest     Publication Date:  1992 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-06-11     Completed Date:  1992-06-11     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0231335     Medline TA:  Chest     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  219S-222S     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Catheterization, Peripheral / methods
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Humans
Leg / blood supply*,  radionuclide imaging,  ultrasonography
Plethysmography / methods
Regional Blood Flow
Thermodilution / methods
Ultrasonography / methods
Xenon Radioisotopes / diagnostic use
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Xenon Radioisotopes

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