Use of thigh pressure cuffs to modulate simulated microgravity-induced changes in the skin measured with high-resolution B-scan ultrasound

• Published in: European journal of ultrasound Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 215 - 226
• Main Authors: Diridollou, S, Maillet, A, Pavy-Le Traon, A, Louisy, F, Black, D, Berson, M, Grégoire, J.M, Gall, Y, Arbeille, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.07.2001; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Bed Rest; Biological and medical sciences; Body Water; Edema - diagnostic imaging; Fluid shift; Forehead; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Microgravity; Miscellaneous. Technology; Oedema; Pressure; Skin; Skin - anatomy & histology; Skin - diagnostic imaging; Thigh; Thigh cuffs; Tibia; Transport. Aerospace. Diving. Altitude; Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents; Ultrasonic investigative techniques; Ultrasonography - methods; Ultrasound scanning; Weightlessness Simulation; Skin; Fluid shift; Ultrasound scanning; Microgravity; Oedema; Thigh cuffs; Sonography; Evaluation; Edema; Astronaut; Volunteer; Case control study; Experimental study; Thickness; Measurement technique; Hydrostatic pressure; Echography; Orthostatism; Face; Medical application

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the fluid shift in a simulated microgravity experiment and to test the use of thigh cuffs to help alleviate the problem. Methods: The change in skin thickness was assessed by a 20 MHz B-scan ultrasound device. This was performed on eight volunt...