Thomas Jefferson University
2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE
Medicine
Non-invasive Assessment of Microvascular and Endothelial Function
Cynthia Cheng 1, Constantine Daskalakis 2, Bonita Falkner 3
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University , 2Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Biostatistics Division, Thomas Jefferson University, 3Department of Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University
Capillaroscopy is a non-invasive, relatively inexpensive methodology for directly visualizing the microcirculation. The forearm blood flow technique provides accepted non-invasive measures of endothelial function.
Medicine
A Reproducible Computerized Method for Quantitation of Capillary Density using Nailfold Capillaroscopy
Cynthia Cheng *1, Chadd W. Lee *2, Constantine Daskalakis 3
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 2Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 3Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Thomas Jefferson University
Capillaroscopy is a non-invasive, efficient, relatively inexpensive and easy-to-learn methodology for directly visualizing capillaries in the microcirculation. However, only one publication to date describes the reliability of a complex software program available for quantitating capillaroscopy data. Here, we present a simple, reliable protocol for quantitating capillaries using a standardized algorithm.
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