Laser doppler flowmetry as a method for evaluating the microwave radiation effect on cutaneous microcirculation.

Critical reviews in biomedical engineering · 2001 · Unclear · Insufficient evidence

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The article reports that laser Doppler flowmetry can be used to evaluate the effect of low-intensity microwave radiation on cutaneous microcirculation.

Study snapshot

PublicationCritical reviews in biomedical engineering · 2001
Study typereview
Reported directionUnclear
Evidence ratingInsufficient

Abstract

It is demonstrated that laser Doppler flowmetry can be used to evaluate the effect of low-intensity microwave radiation on cutaneous microcirculation.

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Study typereview
Effect directionunclear
PopulationNot supplied
Sample sizeNot supplied
Exposuremicrowave
Evidence strengthInsufficientConfidence: 46% · Peer reviewed: yes

Main findings

The article reports that laser Doppler flowmetry can be used to evaluate the effect of low-intensity microwave radiation on cutaneous microcirculation.

Outcomes measured

  • cutaneous microcirculation
  • laser Doppler flowmetry (measurement method)

Limitations

  • No details provided in the abstract on exposure parameters (frequency, SAR, duration)
  • No population/sample size information provided
  • No quantitative results or direction of microcirculatory change described
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Identifiers and source

DOI: 10.1615/critrevbiomedeng.v29.i3.160
PubMed: 11730112

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