Strain gauge plethsymography in ischemic handsyndromes.
In sixteen patients with ischemic handsyndromes, strain gauge plethysmography was used as a noninvasive diagnostic test. Contrast-arteriography was available for comparison. These patients demonstrate the role for a noninvasive test in selecting patients with Raynaud's phenomenon or asphyxia for arteriography.
D000792:Angiography; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010991:Plethysmography / Q000379:methods*; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*