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Plethysmography
(redirected from Impedance plethysmography)

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ple·thys·mo·graph  (pl-thzm-grf, pl-)
n.
An instrument that measures variations in the size of an organ or body part on the basis of the amount of blood passing through or present in the part.

[Greek plthusmos, increase (from plthnein, to increase, from plths, quantity, from plthein, to be full; see pel-1 in Indo-European roots) + -graph.]

ple·thysmo·graphic adj.
ple·thysmo·graphi·cal·ly adv.
plethys·mogra·phy (plthz-mgr-f) n.


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The rhythmic waves in this case might have represented the arterial pulse at the temple--that is, the ENG may have functioned as impedance plethysmography of the artery.
A comparison of real-time compression ultrasonography with impedance plethysmography for the diagnosis of deep-vein thrombosis in symptomatic outpatients.
There is extensive research reported in the literature regarding plethysmography, with strain-gauge and impedance plethysmography the most frequently described methods.
 
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