title: [Objective assessment of the risk of edema in patients with venous diseases and healthy vein probands using optoelectronic volumetry].
abstract: The optoelectronic volumetry is a simple, good reproducable and effective method for measuring leg oedemas in patients with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). Even in persons without CVI there is a significant increase of lower leg volume from the morning to the afternoon with mean increase of 51.1 ml (1.63%). These increases were not sex related, a five minutes rest played no significant part in volume increase. In patients with chronic venous insufficiency the volume increase from morning to the afternoon is very much higher (158 ml +/- 54 ml = 4.5 +/- 1.5%). Three days measurements showed an intraindividual variation of volume increase of about 20 ml (0.6% of the absolute leg volume).
authors.affiliation: Zentrum der Inneren Medizin, J.W. Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Main.
authors.forename: O K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Bellinger
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kirchmaier
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Breddin
mesh_terms: D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014690:Venous Pressure / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Objektivierung der Odemneigung an Venenkranken und Venengesunden mittels optoelektronischer Volumetrie.