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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 4.
Published in final edited form as: Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2013 Mar 20;51(2):71–75. doi: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2013.02.006

Fig. 4. Deformability Index Results.

Fig. 4

Deformability Index (DI) of the patient’s RBC membrane was compared to control using an ektacytometer. The slope of DI versus shear stress is lower for the patient than the control. Also, the maximum DI is dramatically less in the patient, indicating decreased membrane deformability and increased membrane rigidity.