Abstract:Knowledge of vascular hemodynamics is essential for understanding how noninvasive testing is applied to the accurate detection of disease in the peripheral vasculature and it is particularly necessary for the correct interpretation of nonimaging studies. It is important to know how blood fl ow characteristics can be affected by changes in peripheral resistance, vessel dilations, bifurcations, and by tortuosity and how these can affect the study results from normal arteries. The characteristics of venous blood … Show more
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