Laser Doppler Flowmetry as a method of analysis for the evaluation of chemo - induced oral mucositis: A pilot study.

• Main Authors: Emanoele Paixão da Silva Silva (Author), Raquel D'Aquino Garcia Caminha (Author), Marcelo Junior Zanda (Author), Paulo Sérgio da Silva Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad de Concepción., 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Oral mucositis (OM) is an inflammation of the oral mucosa due to cancer therapy that compromises the patient's quality of life. Laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) is a non-invasive method to monitor microvascular blood flow (BF) in real-time. Purpose: Develop a method to evaluate BF in t...