Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Rheumatic Diseases: Which Parameters Should Be Evaluated?

Video nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC), considered as an extension of the widefield technique, allows a more accurate measuring and storing of capillary data and a better defining, analyzing, and quantifying of capillary abnormalities. Capillaroscopic study is often performed on the patients suspected...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:BioMed Research International Vol. 2015; pp. 1 - 18
Autores principales: Etehad Tavakol, Mahnaz, Fatemi, Alimohammad, Karbalaie, Abdolamir, Emrani, Zahra, Erlandsson, Björn-Erik
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell 9/1/2015
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=109471189&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: ccm
    uiTerm: 109471189
    longDbName: CINAHL Complete
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    dissinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        23146133
        FT2T
      jtl: BioMed Research International
      issn: 23146133
      maglogo: N
    pubinfo:
      dt: 9/1/2015
      vid: 2015
      pid: 480
      pub: Wiley-Blackwell
      place: Malden, Massachusetts
    artinfo:
      ui:
        109471189
        109471189
        NLM26421308
        10.1155/2015/974530
        NLM26421308
        PMC4569783
        109471189
      ppf: 1
      ppct: 17
      formats:
        fmt:
          @attributes:
            type: P
      tig:
        atl: Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Rheumatic Diseases: Which Parameters Should Be Evaluated?
      aug:
        au:
          Etehad Tavakol, Mahnaz
          Fatemi, Alimohammad
          Karbalaie, Abdolamir
          Emrani, Zahra
          Erlandsson, Björn-Erik
        affil: Medical Image and Signal Processing Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81745-319, Iran
      sug:
      ab: Video nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC), considered as an extension of the widefield technique, allows a more accurate measuring and storing of capillary data and a better defining, analyzing, and quantifying of capillary abnormalities. Capillaroscopic study is often performed on the patients suspected of having microcirculation problems such as Raynaud's phenomenon as the main indication for nailfold capillaroscopy. Capillaroscopic findings based on microcirculation studies can provide useful information in the fields of pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, and monitoring therapy. Nailfold capillaroscopy provides a vital assessment in clinical practices and research; for example, its reputation in the early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis is well established and it is also used as a classification criterion in this regard. This review focuses on the manner of performing video nailfold capillaroscopy and on a common approach for measuring capillary dimensions in fingers and toes.
      pubtype: Academic Journal
      doctype: Journal Article
      ougenre: Article
    language: English
    refInfo:
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N