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Een reproduceerbare geautomatiseerde methode voor kwantificering van capillaire dichtheid gebruik Nailfold Capillaroscopy
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A Reproducible Computerized Method for Quantitation of Capillary Density using Nailfold Capillaroscopy
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05:17 min

October 27, 2015

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:03Image Enhancement Process
  • 03:04Performing Capillary Counts and Quantitating Capillary Density
  • 04:34Results: Quantitation of Capillary Density
  • 04:56Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

Capillaroscopy is a non-invasive, efficient, relatively inexpensive and easy-to-learn methodology for directly visualizing capillaries in the microcirculation. However, only one publication to date describes the reliability of a complex software program available for quantitating capillaroscopy data. Here, we present a simple, reliable protocol for quantitating capillaries using a standardized algorithm.

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