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Plethysmography

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Methods in Angiology

Part of the book series: Instrumentation and Techniques in Clinical Medicine ((ITCM,volume 2))

Abstract

The word plethysmograph is derived from the Greek words ‘plethynein’ (to increase) and ‘graphein’ (to write). It indicates an instrument which records an increase of a volume. The word is commonly used for instruments which noninvasively measure the blood flow in peripheral vascular beds (primarily in the extremities), starting from volume variations.

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Barendsen, G.J. (1980). Plethysmography. In: Verstraete, M. (eds) Methods in Angiology. Instrumentation and Techniques in Clinical Medicine, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8878-1_3

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