Figure 3. Lymphatic contraction frequency is not different between healthy controls and RA subjects.
Lymphatic contraction frequency was calculated via ROI analysis of 10 minutes observing the dorsal aspect of the hand. An ROI was placed over the basilic and cephalic associated vessels at the wrist. These data for each vessel were either averaged or summed to generate average basilic (A) and cephalic (B) contraction frequency; or total basilic (C) and cephalic (D) contraction frequency. There were no statistical differences between the groups for any of these outcomes.