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Basal perfusion of the cutaneous microcirculation: Measurements as a function of anatomic position

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Tur, Ethel, Tur, Moshe, Maibach, Howard I., Guy, Richard H.·1983·Journal of Investigative Dermatology
DOI 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12522619
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Noninvasive optical techniques of photopulse plethysmography (PPG) and laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV) have been used to identify regional variations in the basal skin blood flow of humans. The procedures assess either the volume (PPG) or the volume-velocity product (LDV) of cutaneous blood vessel perfusion. Fifty-two anatomic positions have been studied in 10 normal subjects resting horizontally. The mean perfusion levels were ranked to reveal the variations in cutaneous blood flow as a function of body site. Groups of data were collected into cohorts and average perfusion values for the subjects within each cohort were compared by the Newman-Keuls multiple comparison test. Most transparently, the results reveal a collection of regions (fingers, palms, face, ears) for which cutaneous perfusion is much higher than all other positions. More subtle differences and some unexpected similarities, however, are also apparent and, in some cases, agree or, in others, conflict, with previously published information. With some exceptions, good general agreement between the two techniques was observed.

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  • The hand and the face had significantly higher (p < 0.01) perfusion values than the trunk, upper, and lower limb.

    “It was found that the hand and the face had significantly higher (p < 0.01) perfusion values than the trunk, upper, and lower limb.”

    From Sources of inaccuracy in photoplethysmography for continuous cardiovascular monitoring (2021) · cites this paper as [144]

  • The back of the ear and earlobe yielded significantly higher PPG signal amplitude than the hand and postauricular region, but LDV values and comparisons to the fingertips and the rest of the face were not significant.

    “The back of the ear and earlobe yielded significantly higher PPG signal amplitude than the hand and postauricular region (i.e., neck behind the ear), but LDV values and comparisons to the fingertips and the rest of the face were not significant.”

    From Sources of inaccuracy in photoplethysmography for continuous cardiovascular monitoring (2021) · cites this paper as [144]

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Authors
Tur, E., Tur, M., Maibach, H. I., & Guy, R. H.
Affiliations
University of California, San Francisco (US)
ORCID
Guy, Richard H.
Venue
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1983-11
Volume
81
Issue
5
Pages
442-446
ISSN
0022-202X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1111/1523-1747.ep12522619
OpenAlex
W1999558969
Cited by
163
References
15
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
FWCI
3.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Keywords
skin microcirculation, laser Doppler anemometry, skin blood flow, finger, Arecaceae, face, ear
MeSH terms
Adult, Humans, Lasers, Male, Microcirculation, Perfusion, Plethysmography, Regional Blood Flow, Skin

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