Microvascular blood flow test.

kangaSue

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I was looking for any way to test for intestinal microvascular ischemia and CEUS (Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound) came up.
Looking at its applications suggests that it could be a test used to to pick up any abnormal muscle microvasculature responses in those with ME/CFS.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4282229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4282229/ Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography: advance and current status in abdominal imaging

http://ajpheart.physiology.org/content/301/2/H450.long A new method to study changes in microvascular blood volume in muscle and adipose tissue: real-time imaging in humans and rat

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19497445 Abnormal skeletal muscle capillary recruitment during exercise in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and microvascular complications (Difinity microbubbles)

http://physreports.physiology.org/content/1/5/e00119 Development of a new Sonovue™ contrast‐enhanced ultrasound (Sonovue microbubbles)
 
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