Open AccessLaser speckle contrast analysis is a reliable measure of digital blood perfusion in Black Africans with systemic sclerosis
Author(s) -
Claudia Ickinger,
Valérie Lambrecht,
Mohammed Tikly,
Amber Vanhaecke,
Maurizio Cutolo,
Vanessa Smith
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical and experimental rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1593-098X
pISSN - 0392-856X
DOI - 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/vl4ils
Subject(s) - medicine , intraclass correlation , interquartile range , dorsum , speckle pattern , contrast (vision) , black african , surgery , nuclear medicine , cardiology , anatomy , artificial intelligence , clinical psychology , computer science , psychometrics , history , ethnology
Laser speckle contrast analysis (LASCA) is evolving as a promising non-invasive tool to assess cutaneous microvascular function in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Reliability studies have mainly focused on Caucasian populations. To determine for the first time the inter-rater reliability of fingertip blood perfusion (BP) using LASCA in Black South African patients with SSc.