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| Author(s): |
Carvalho, Rogério Mendonça de
;
Perez, Maria del Carmen Janeiro
;
Miranda Júnior, Fausto
[3]
Total Authors: 3
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Jornal Vascular Brasileiro; v. 9, n. 2, p. 76-80, 2010. |
| Field of knowledge: | Health Sciences - Medicine |
| Abstract | |
Traditional water displacement volumetry, based on Archimedes' principle of buoyancy, is considered the gold-standard for limb volume measurement. However, the routine use of this technique is associated with a series of disadvantages: the method is cumbersome to the patient, messy and unhygienic, and it takes a great amount of the examiner's time. This article presents the prototype of a new piece of equipment designed according to Pascal's principle of communicating vases for the direct evaluation of hand volume. (AU) | |