Fig. 5From: Far-infrared therapy for secondary vascular access patency of hemodialysis patientsBA flow and RI before and after FIRT. a BA flow and RI before FIRT and 4, 12, and 24 weeks after FIRT for f-VAT group. b BA flow and RI before FIRT and 4, 12, 24, 48, and 96 weeks after FIRT for the nf-VAT group. BA: brachial artery; RI: resistance index; FIRT: far-infrared radiation therapy; f-VAT: frequent vascular access treatment, nf-VAT: not frequent vascular access treatmentBack to article page