In sixteen patients with ischemic handsyndromes, strain gauge plethysmography was used as a noninvasive diagnostic test. Contrast-arteriography was available for comparison.
These patients demonstrate the role for a noninvasive test in selecting patients with Raynaud's phenomenon or asphyxia for arteriography.
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