Abstract: A method and a device are used for determining a characteristic value for the perfusion of modified, in particular pigmented tissue regions in organs of living beings, for example the skin. By means of a laser flowmeter, a first volumetric flow rate and a second volumetric flow rate of the blood are determined at a first measurement point and at a second measurement point, respectively within the modified tissue region and within the surrounding, unmodified tissue region, in each case as a measurement profile of a volumetric flow rate signal as a function of time. A wavelet analysis of each of the measurement profiles is then carried out as a three-dimensional representation of the signal intensity over a frequency or scaling axis and time.

Abstract: A method and a device are used for determining a characteristic value for the perfusion of modified, in particular pigmented tissue regions in organs of living beings, for example the skin. By means of a laser flowmeter, a first volumetric flow rate and a second volumetric flow rate of the blood are determined at a first measurement point and at a second measurement point, respectively within the modified tissue region and within the surrounding, unmodified tissue region, in each case as a measurement profile of a volumetric flow rate signal as a function of time. A wavelet analysis of each of the measurement profiles is then carried out as a three-dimensional representation of the signal intensity over a frequency or scaling axis and time.

Abstract: An apparatus for testing a vessel wall includes a rail and a carriage running on the rail. An inclining and swiveling telescoping arm has an end being pivotably connected to the carriage and a free end. The telescoping arm has curved members with U-shaped cross sections. A drive mechanism for extending and retracting the telescoping arm includes a pusher tube having tensile strength and resistance to compression for driving the members in common and a motor for driving the pusher tube. A test unit is carried by the free end of the telescoping arm and a data line is connected between the test unit and an evaluation unit.