A Novel Device for MR Foot Perfusion Stress Testing
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چکیده
................................................................................................... viii 1 Background ......................................................................................... 1 1.1 Overview of Diabetes Mellitus ........................................................... 1 1.2 Foot Ulcers & Diabetic Neuropathy ..................................................... 1 1.3 Foot Perfusion Imaging of the Microcirculation ....................................... 3 1.4 Objective .................................................................................... 4 2 Materials & Methods .............................................................................. 5 2.1 Foot Perfusion Stress Device ............................................................. 5 2.2 Study Design ................................................................................ 9 2.3 Raw Data Analysis ........................................................................ 11 2.4 Statistical Analysis ........................................................................ 14 3 Results .............................................................................................. 16 3.1 Pressure-Voltage Curve .................................................................. 16 3.2 Evaluation Study .......................................................................... 17 4 Discussion .......................................................................................... 26 4.1 Device Design ............................................................................. 26 4.2 Statistical Analysis ........................................................................ 29 5 Conclusion ......................................................................................... 33 References ................................................................................................... 35
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