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    to a capillary bed in tissue. Perfusion may also refer to fixation via perfusion, used in histological studies. Perfusion is measured as the rate at which...
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    perfusiologist, and occasionally a cardiopulmonary bypass doctor or clinical perfusion scientist, is a healthcare professional who operates the cardiopulmonary...
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    Perfusion MRI or perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) is perfusion scanning by the use of a particular MRI sequence[which?]. The acquired data are then post-processed...
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  • respiratory system, ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) mismatch refers to the pathological discrepancy between ventilation (V) and perfusion (Q) resulting in an abnormal...
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    Myocardial perfusion imaging or scanning (also referred to as MPI or MPS) is a nuclear medicine procedure that illustrates the function of the heart muscle...
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  • physiology, the ventilation/perfusion ratio (V/Q ratio) is a ratio used to assess the efficiency and adequacy of the ventilation-perfusion coupling and thus the...
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  • Cerebral perfusion pressure, or CPP, is the net pressure gradient causing cerebral blood flow to the brain (brain perfusion). It must be maintained within...
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    post-mortem biochemical changes that accumulate over time. The earliest perfusion studies were conducted in the mid-19th century, and subsequent advances...
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    Twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence, also called TRAP sequence, TRAPS, or acardiac twinning, is a rare complication of monochorionic twin pregnancies...
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    collectively referred to as heteropagus twins. The twin reversed arterial perfusion, or TRAP sequence, results in an 'acardiac twin', a parasitic twin that...
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    stimulation and acidosis[citation needed] Hypothermia due to decreased perfusion and evaporation of sweat[citation needed] Thirst and dry mouth, due to...
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    A ventilation/perfusion lung scan, also called a V/Q lung scan, or ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy, is a type of medical imaging using scintigraphy...
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  • Machine perfusion (MP) is an artificial perfusion technique often used for organ preservation to help facilitate organ transplantation. MP works by continuously...
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    Perfusion CT or CT Perfusion is a type of perfusion scanning using computed tomography. It is helpful in the evaluation of the vascularity of tissue in...
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    between the pulsatile and baseline absorbance ("perfusion index") can be used to evaluate perfusion. SpO 2 = HbO 2 HbO 2 + Hb {\displaystyle {\ce {SpO2}}={\frac...
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  • Perfusion is the passage of fluid through the lymphatic system or blood vessels to an organ or a tissue. The practice of perfusion scanning is the process...
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    tissue. Perfusion is the passage of fluid through the blood vessels or natural channels of an organ or organism. In tissue fixation via perfusion, the fixative...
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    Ventilation–perfusion coupling is the relationship between ventilation and perfusion in the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Ventilation is the...
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  • Limb perfusion is a medical technique that is used to deliver drugs locally directly to a site of interest. It is commonly used in human medicine for...
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  • Retrograde perfusion (retroperfusion) is an artificial method of providing blood supply to an organ by delivering oxygenated blood through the veins....
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    Hypoxemia (section Perfusion)
    tissue oxygenation requires additionally adequate circulation of blood and perfusion of tissue to meet metabolic demands. Hypoxemia is usually defined in terms...
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  • Minusheet perfusion culture system is used for advanced cell culture experiments in combination with adherent cells and to generate specialized tissues...
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  • Push–pull perfusion is an in vivo sampling method most commonly used for measuring neurotransmitters in the brain. Developed by J.H. Gaddum in 1960, this...
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    insufficient oxygen delivery) to the liver. The decreased blood flow (perfusion) to the liver is usually due to shock or low blood pressure. However,...
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    Coronary perfusion pressure (CPP) refers to the pressure gradient that drives coronary blood pressure. The heart's function is to perfuse blood to the...
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    state in which the body can be maintained for up to 45 minutes without perfusion (blood flow). If blood flow is stopped at normal body temperature, permanent...
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    The hot nose sign refers to increased perfusion in the nasal region on nuclear medicine cerebral perfusion studies in the setting of brain death. The absent...
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    to two weeks. Coupled with imaging of cerebral perfusion, researchers can highlight regions of "perfusion/diffusion mismatch" that may indicate regions...
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  • Perfusion is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of cardiology. The journal's editor is Prakash P. Punjabi (Hammersmith...
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    moderate endometriosis. In non-tubal sub fertility, fallopian tube sperm perfusion may be the preferred technique over intrauterine insemination. Intratubal...
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