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Thermal diffusion flowmetry.

L P Carter
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Continuous monitoring of cerebral blood flow (CBF) has been an area under research to observe immediate changes in blood flow under a wide variety of circumstances. Recently, however, continuous monitoring of blood flow in the trauma cases has provided prognostic and therapeutic help in the management of these patients. Changes in CBF prior to the electrical discharge in the epileptic focus imply that blood flow changes may help in defining the focus. In the neurologically compromised patient, for whatever reason, CBF is an important parameter to follow and may give clues to therapeutic efficacy.

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L P Carter. 1996. Thermal diffusion flowmetry.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8905786/

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