Disturbed microcirculation in the hands of patients with systemic sclerosis detected by fluorescence optical imaging: a pilot study

Disturbed microcirculation in the hands of patients with systemic sclerosis detected by fluorescence optical imaging: a pilot study

Abstract Background Utilising fluorescence optical imaging (FOI), the distribution of an intravenously applied colouring agent indocyanine green (ICG) can be analysed with the potential to identify malperfusion by little to no tissue enhancement. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterised by the pres...

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Main Authors: Stefanie Friedrich, Susanne Lüders, Stephanie Gabriele Werner, Anne-Marie Glimm, Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester, Gabriela Riemekasten, Marina Backhaus, Sarah Ohrndorf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Fluorescence optical imaging
Systemic sclerosis
Raynaud’s phenomenon
Disturbed microcirculation
Digital ulcers
Nailfold capillaroscopy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-017-1300-6

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