Reproducibility and variability of digital thermal monitoring of vascular reactivity

@article{Ahmadi2011ReproducibilityAV,
  title={Reproducibility and variability of digital thermal monitoring of vascular reactivity},
  author={Naser Ahmadi and Gary L. Mcquilkin and Mohammad W. Akhtar and Fereshteh Hajsadeghi and Stanley J. Kleis and Harvey S. Hecht and Morteza Naghavi and Matthew J. Budoff},
  journal={Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging},
  year={2011},
  volume={31}
}
Background:  Previous studies demonstrated that digital thermal monitoring (DTM) of vascular reactivity, a new test for vascular function assessment, is well correlated with Framingham Risk Score, coronary calcium score and CT angiography. This study evaluates the variability and reproducibility of DTM measurements. We hypothesized that DTM is reproducible, and its variability falls within the accepted range of clinical diagnostic tests. 
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