A simple construction of dual-slit red cell velocimeter. 1995

T Itoh, and K Yaegashi, and T Kosaka, and H Fukushima, and T Morimoto
Department of Physiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.

A simple method of building a dual-slit red cell velocimeter is introduced. The basis of this technique is to utilize the body of a 35-mm photomicrography camera as the photometric device, exactly centering a pair of highly sensitive photodiodes on the film plane of the camera. By this arrangement, the microvascular image can be accurately focused on the sensing windows of the photodiodes. Because this velocimeter is not based on videophotometry, it was possible to measure red cell velocity up to 30 mm/s in the benchmark test. The maximum red cell velocity actually measured in the rat mesenteric microvessels (6.0 to 48 microns in diam) was 9 mm/s.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008833 Microcirculation The circulation of the BLOOD through the MICROVASCULAR NETWORK. Microvascular Blood Flow,Microvascular Circulation,Blood Flow, Microvascular,Circulation, Microvascular,Flow, Microvascular Blood,Microvascular Blood Flows,Microvascular Circulations
D001783 Blood Flow Velocity A value equal to the total volume flow divided by the cross-sectional area of the vascular bed. Blood Flow Velocities,Flow Velocities, Blood,Flow Velocity, Blood,Velocities, Blood Flow,Velocity, Blood Flow
D004867 Equipment Design Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware. Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D004912 Erythrocytes Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN. Blood Cells, Red,Blood Corpuscles, Red,Red Blood Cells,Red Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, Red,Blood Corpuscle, Red,Erythrocyte,Red Blood Cell,Red Blood Corpuscle
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012212 Rheology The study of the deformation and flow of matter, usually liquids or fluids, and of the plastic flow of solids. The concept covers consistency, dilatancy, liquefaction, resistance to flow, shearing, thixotrophy, and VISCOSITY. Flowmetry,Velocimetry,Velocimetries

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