ISSN:
1741-0444
Keywords:
Electrical impedance plethysmography
;
Limb blood flow
;
Modelling
;
Venous occlusion plethysmography
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A model is developed to interpret changes in limb volume measured during venous occlusion plethysmography. The parameters of the model are chosen to represent, as closely as possible, physiological variables related to blood flow within the limb. These parameters are shown to be related to various parameters derived by other investigators for interpreting the same measurements. An experiment is reported in which these changes in volume are inferred from measurements of the electrical resistance of limbs. It is shown that the model can accurately represent such changes in volume. A further experiment is reported which demonstrates how changes in the model parameters are related to changes in the circulatory system within a laboratory model of a limb.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02443739
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