Texture Analysis is a Useful Tool to Assess the Complexity Profile of Microcirculatory Blood Flow
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental
2.2. Numerical
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Ethics Statement
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Complexity Index | Test Foot | Control Foot | p-Value (T vs. C) | |||
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Mean ± SD | p-Value | Mean ± SD | p-Value | |||
raw signal | Phase I | 34.8 ± 6.1 | - | 34.2 ± 8.2 | - | 0.843 |
Phase II | 15.0 ± 11.5 | 0.005 * | 35.9 ± 8.7 | 0.182 | <0.001 * | |
Phase III | 31.4 ± 7.3 | 0.182 | 37.0 ± 6.7 | 0.239 | 0.089 | |
card | Phase I | 25.9 ± 6.1 | - | 29.3 ± 7.2 | - | 0.347 |
Phase II | 15.6 ± 9.0 | 0.012 * | 28.7 ± 6.5 | 0.754 | <0.001 * | |
Phase III | 23.8 ± 7.3 | 0.224 | 29.7 ± 7.8 | 0.875 | 0.089 | |
resp | Phase I | 25.9 ± 6.1 | - | 29.3 ± 7.2 | - | 0.347 |
Phase II | 6.7 ± 4.2 | 0.002 * | 14.3 ± 4.8 | 0.002 * | 0.001 * | |
Phase III | 10.1 ± 5.5 | 0.002 * | 13.7 ± 4.9 | 0.002 * | 0.160 | |
myo | Phase I | 23.2 ± 8.7 | - | 25.9 ± 7.5 | - | 0.378 |
Phase II | 3.9 ± 3.1 | 0.003 * | 12.0 ± 2.8 | 0.003 * | <0.001 * | |
Phase III | 7.9 ± 5.4 | 0.008 * | 10.9 ± 5.8 | 0.008 * | 0.160 | |
sym | Phase I | 25.9 ± 6.1 | - | 29.3 ± 7.2 | - | 0.347 |
Phase II | 2.6 ± 2.4 | 0.002 * | 10.5 ± 1.9 | 0.002 * | <0.001 * | |
Phase III | 6.8 ± 2.2 | 0.002 * | 10.7 ± 4.0 | 0.002 * | 0.012 * | |
NOd | Phase I | 25.9 ± 6.1 | - | 29.3 ± 7.2 | - | 0.347 |
Phase II | 2.5 ± 3.5 | 0.002 * | 11.5 ± 2.6 | 0.002 * | <0.001 * | |
Phase III | 5.5 ± 2.1 | 0.002 * | 11.0 ± 4.8 | 0.002 * | 0.002 * | |
NOi | Phase I | 25.9 ± 6.1 | - | 29.3 ± 7.2 | - | 0.347 |
Phase II | 1.9 ± 0.9 | 0.002 * | 10.2 ± 3.6 | 0.002 * | <0.001 * | |
Phase III | 6.2 ± 3.4 | 0.002 * | 13.6 ± 5.0 | 0.003 * | <0.001 * |
Texture Entropy | Sine Wave Signal | Test Foot | Control Foot | p-Value (T vs. C) | |||
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Mean ± SD | p-Value | Mean ± SD | p-Value | ||||
card | Phase I | 6.1 | 6.6 ± 0.5 | - | 6.8 ± 0.3 | - | 0.198 |
Phase II | 6.2 ± 0.7 | 0.004 * | 6.9 ± 0.3 | 0.011 * | 0.001 * | ||
Phase III | 7.0 ± 0.2 | 0.563 | 7.0 ± 0.2 | 0.022 * | 0.713 | ||
resp | Phase I | 5.4 | 6.5 ± 0.2 | - | 6.5 ± 0.2 | - | 0.551 |
Phase II | 5.5 ± 1.3 | 0.013 * | 6.3 ± 0.2 | 0.286 | 0.045 * | ||
Phase III | 6.5 ± 0.2 | 0.638 | 6.4 ± 0.2 | 0.530 | 0.478 | ||
myo | Phase I | 5.2 | 6.6 ± 0.3 | - | 6.7 ± 0.1 | - | 0.089 |
Phase II | 6.3 ± 0.4 | 0.008 * | 6.6 ± 0.1 | 0.433 | 0.028 * | ||
Phase III | 6.5 ± 0.2 | 0.289 | 6.7 ± 0.2 | 0.754 | 0.266 | ||
sym | Phase I | 5.3 | 6.2 ± 0.3 | - | 6.2 ± 0.4 | - | 0.671 |
Phase II | 6.2 ± 0.2 | 0.147 | 6.2 ± 0.2 | 0.814 | 0.887 | ||
Phase III | 6.0 ± 0.2 | 0.594 | 6.1 ± 0.3 | 0.239 | 0.630 | ||
NOd | Phase I | 5.3 | 5.8 ± 0.5 | - | 5.9 ± 0.4 | - | 0.630 |
Phase II | 6.4 ± 0.2 | 0.012 * | 5.7 ± 0.5 | 0.272 | 0.001 * | ||
Phase III | 6.1 ± 0.3 | 0.007 * | 5.9 ± 0.3 | 0.307 | 0.060 | ||
NOi | Phase I | 6.2 | 6.0 ± 0.4 | - | 5.9 ± 0.4 | - | 0.551 |
Phase II | 6.2 ± 0.3 | 0.010 * | 5.5 ± 0.7 | 0.753 | 0.001 * | ||
Phase III | 6.2 ± 0.3 | 0.594 | 5.8 ± 0.8 | 0.126 | 0.060 |
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Silva, H.; Ferreira, H.A.; Rocha, C.; Monteiro Rodrigues, L. Texture Analysis is a Useful Tool to Assess the Complexity Profile of Microcirculatory Blood Flow. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 911. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10030911
Silva H, Ferreira HA, Rocha C, Monteiro Rodrigues L. Texture Analysis is a Useful Tool to Assess the Complexity Profile of Microcirculatory Blood Flow. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10(3):911. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10030911
Chicago/Turabian StyleSilva, Henrique, Hugo A. Ferreira, Clemente Rocha, and Luís Monteiro Rodrigues. 2020. "Texture Analysis is a Useful Tool to Assess the Complexity Profile of Microcirculatory Blood Flow" Applied Sciences 10, no. 3: 911. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10030911
APA StyleSilva, H., Ferreira, H. A., Rocha, C., & Monteiro Rodrigues, L. (2020). Texture Analysis is a Useful Tool to Assess the Complexity Profile of Microcirculatory Blood Flow. Applied Sciences, 10(3), 911. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10030911