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Open AccessPhotoacoustic imaging is a novel tool to measure finger artery structure and oxygenation in patients with SSc
Systemic sclerosis (SSc)-related digital ischaemia is a major cause of morbidity, resulting from a combination of microvascular and digital artery disease. Photoacoustic imaging offers a newly available, non-i...
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Open AccessThree-dimensional optoacoustic imaging of nailfold capillaries in systemic sclerosis and its potential for disease differentiation using deep learning
The autoimmune disease systemic sclerosis (SSc) causes microvascular changes that can be easily observed cutaneously at the finger nailfold. Optoacoustic imaging (OAI), a combination of optical and ultrasound ...
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An international SUrvey on non-iNvaSive tecHniques to assess the mIcrocirculation in patients with RayNaud’s phEnomenon (SUNSHINE survey)
To canvas opinion concerning the role of non-invasive techniques in the assessment of patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon (Rp) in clinical and research settings: four nailfold capillaroscopy methods [videocapil...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Improved Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis Using Nailfold Capillary Flow
Nailfold capillaroscopy (NC) allows non-invasive imaging of systemic sclerosis (SSc) related microvascular disease. We have developed a state-of-the-art NC system that enables fast, panoramic imaging of the w...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
An Automated System for Detecting and Measuring Nailfold Capillaries
Nailfold capillaroscopy is an established qualitative technique in the assessment of patients displaying Raynaud’s phenomenon. We describe a fully automated system for extracting quantitative biomarkers from c...
