| Literature DB >> 6402087 |
N F Hopkins, T J Spinks, C G Rhodes, A S Ranicar, C W Jamieson.
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Oxygen-15 administered by continuous inhalation and emission computed tomography were used to study regional tissue oxygen utilisation and blood flow in the limbs of 11 patients with venous ulceration and five patients with liposclerosis due to venous insufficiency. The results showed increased blood flow and appreciably reduced fractional oxygen extraction in the diseased tissues. These findings indicated a local, functional shunting of blood through the abnormal microcirculation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues. This may be an important factor in the aetiology of the skin changes seen in patients with calf muscle pump failure.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6402087 PMCID: PMC1546924 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.286.6362.333
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) ISSN: 0267-0623