Validity of the 133Xenon Method for Determination of Muscle Blood Flow in Man as Evaluated by Simultaneous Venous Occlusion Plethysmography during Intravenous Infusions of Adrenaline

Abstract
Intravenous infusions of adrenaline (10 μg/min) were accompanied by a transient increase in blood flow both in the forearm and calf (plethysmograph) and in the brachioradialis and gastrocnemius muscles (133Xenon clearance). The results confirm the view that the 133Xenon method is useful for determining changes in skeletal muscle blood flow.