title: A probe holder for precise intranasal microcirculation measurements.
abstract: A probe holder for long-term measurements of intranasal microcirculation by laser Doppler flowmetry is described. It is adjustable to any physiognomy and allows precise intranasal probe insertion. It is based on a commercially-available shooting-spectacles frame and might also be useful for other measurements such as intranasal temperature, humidity and pO2.
authors.affiliation: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kistler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Suter
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mariauzouls
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Simmen
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D017078:Laser-Doppler Flowmetry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000502:physiology; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000098:blood supply*; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply