Table 2. Dynamic characteristics of the erythrocyte flow in one capillary.
Cardiac cycle | Vmax (mm/s) | Vmin (mm/s) | Vm (mm/s) | Pulsatility index (PI) | Acceleration time index (Tr) | Rising rate (Rr) | Erythrocytes per cardiac cycle |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2.23 | 0.99 | 1.51 | 0.80 | 0.17 | 0.50 | 73 |
2 | 2.11 | 0.93 | 1.50 | 0.76 | 0.19 | 0.54 | 76 |
3 | 2.30 | 1.05 | 1.58 | 0.77 | 0.19 | 0.52 | 74 |
4 | 2.41 | 0.99 | 1.57 | 0.87 | 0.19 | 0.52 | 77 |
5 | 2.30 | 1.07 | 1.60 | 0.75 | 0.17 | 0.51 | 78 |
Mean | 2.27 | 1.00 | 1.55 | 0.79 | 0.18 | 0.52 | 76 |
SD | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
COV | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
SD: standard deviation.
COV: coefficient of variation.