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Dual-mode Imaging of Cutaneous Tissue Oxygenation and Vascular Function
Published on: December 8, 2010
Beat-by-beat double-normalized pulse volume derived photoplethysmographically as a new quantitative index of finger
G Tanaka1, Y Sawada, K Yamakoshi
1Department of Psychology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, South 1 West 17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8556, Japan.
Abstract:
Near-infrared finger photoplethysmograms were recorded and double-normalized pulse volumes (DNPV = DeltaV(b)/V(b); V(b) = total blood volume in the fingertip, DeltaV(b) = pulsatile component of V(b)) were calculated in ten subjects during, immersion of the contralateral hand in water at three different temperatures (44 degrees C, 22 degrees C, 11 degrees C). The DNPV from the left finger was compared beat-by-beat with cutaneous vascular resistance (CVR) derived by dividing mean blood pressure of the left third finger by cutaneous blood flow of the left fourth finger. The correlations overall at the three temperatures between log DNPV(LF) and log CVR(LF) (LF, low frequency component of DNPV and CVR) ranged from -0.89 to -0.96 among the subjects. After adjusting for a maximal extension of the vascular wall (DNPV(max)), the correlations became stronger. It was concluded that DNPV was a reliable and valid indicator of vascular tone in the finger.
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