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MeSH Heading: Photoplethysmography
Tree Number(s): E01.370.370.610.600
Unique ID: D017156
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017156
Scope Note: Plethysmographic determination in which the intensity of light reflected from the skin surface and the red cells below is measured to determine the blood volume of the respective area. There are two types, transmission and reflectance.
Entry Version: PHOTOPLETHYSMOGR
Entry Term(s): Light Reflection Rheography; Photoreflexometry; Rheography, Light Reflection
Previous Indexing: Plethysmography (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93
History Note: 93
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/22
Revision Date: 2015/06/23

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Concept UI: M0026056
Scope Note: Plethysmographic determination in which the intensity of light reflected from the skin surface and the red cells below is measured to determine the blood volume of the respective area. There are two types, transmission and reflectance.
Terms: Photoplethysmography Preferred Term
Term UI T051213
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Photoreflexometry
Term UI T051210
Date11/20/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Rheography, Light Reflection
Term UI T051211
Date11/20/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Light Reflection Rheography
Term UI T051212
Date10/13/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995)

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