Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon - Articles Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon Article RSS http://drbrinker.com Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon Article RSS feed. . Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon http://drbrinker.com/tresources/en/images/icons/tendenci34x15.gif Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeonhttp://drbrinker.com no Copyright 2005, Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@drbrinker.com Tue, 07 Apr 2015 22:29:55 GMT Articles http://drbrinker.com/en/art/161/ A New In Vivo Method for the Direct Measurement of Nutrient Artery Blood Flow <br> <h2>Nutrient Artery Blood Flow - Original Research<br> </h2> <h3>Author: James N. Dunlap, MD, Mark R. Brinker, MD, Stephen D. Cook, PhD<br> </h3> <p>Click here to read the entire <a target="_blank" href="/attachments/articles/161/A New In Vivo Method for the Direct Measurement of Nutrient Artery Blood Flow.pdf">published article by Dr Brinker</a></p> <br> <hr /> <div><br> </div> <h2>Abstract</h2> <div>A new method of directly measuring nutrient artery blood flow using ultrasonic probes is described. These probes have provided reproducible results in our experiments. Advantages of ultrasonic probes include the direct measurement of blood flow through small arteries, ease of use, accuracy of measurement, applicability to a wide range of vessel diameters, the capability of chronically monitoring blood flow over time using permanently implanted probes, and the ability to use the method in conjunction with previous methods of bone blood flow measurement. The method is limited to the extent that only the contribution of the nutrient artery can be measured and total bone blood flow cannot be assessed. Tibial nutrient arterial flow and cardiac output were measured in adult mongrel dogs. Two experiments were performed: 1) bilateral baseline tibial nutrient artery blood flow measurements over time and 2) tibial nutrient blood flow comparing inhaled anesthesia (halothane/nitrous oxid/oxygen) and intravenous anesthesia (pentobarbital [Nembutal]}.<br> </div> <div><br> <br> </div> <br><br>16-Sep-97 3:00 PM A New In Vivo Method for the Direct Measurement of Nutrient Artery Blood Flow Nutrient Artery Blood Flow - Original Research Author: James N. Dunlap, MD, Mark R. Brinker, MD, Stephen D. Cook, PhD Click here to read the entire published article by Dr Brinker Abstract A new method of directly measuring nutrient artery blood flow using ultrasonic probes is described. These probes have provided reproducible results in our experiments. Advantages of ultrasonic probes include the direct measurement of blood flow through small arteries, ease of use, accuracy of measurement, applicability to a wide range of vessel diameters, the capability of chronically monitoring blood flow over time using permanently implanted probes, and the ability to use the method in conjunction with previous methods of bone blood flow measurement. The method is limited to the extent that only the contribution of the nutrient artery can be measured and total bone blood flow cannot be assessed. Tibial nutrient arterial flow and cardiac output were measured in adult mongrel dogs. Two experiments were performed: 1) bilateral baseline tibial nutrient artery blood flow measurements over time and 2) tibial nutrient blood flow comparing inhaled anesthesia (halothane/nitrous oxid/oxygen) and intravenous anesthesia (pentobarbital [Nembutal]}. no http://drbrinker.com/en/art/161/ James N. Dunlap, MD - noemail@drbrinker.com Tue, 16 Sep 1997 20:00:00 GMT