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For this purpose, we propose a nonlinear complexity analysis of LSCI and LDF time series recorded simultaneously in nine healthy subjects. This is performed through the computation of their multiscale compression entropy. The results obtained with LSCI time series computed from different regions of interest (ROI) sizes are examined. Our findings show that, for LSCI and LDF time series, compression entropy values are less than one for all of the scales analyzed. This suggests that, for all scales, there are repetitive structures within the data fluctuations. Moreover, at the largest scales studied, LDF signals seem to have structures that are different from those Entropy 2014, 16 5778 of Gaussian white noise. By opposition, this is not observed for LSCI time series computed from small ROI sizes<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/e16115777","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,11,4]],"date-time":"2014-11-04T09:41:15Z","timestamp":1415094075000},"page":"5777-5795","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Multiscale Compression Entropy of Microvascular Blood FlowSignals: Comparison of Results from Laser Speckle Contrastand Laser Doppler Flowmetry Data in Healthy Subjects"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6289-0040","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anne","family":"Humeau-Heurtier","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratoire Angevin de Recherche en Ing\u00e9nierie des Syst\u00e8mes, University of Angers, LARIS, Angers 49000, France"}]},{"given":"Mathias","family":"Baumert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia"}]},{"given":"Guillaume","family":"Mah\u00e9","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Rennes 1, CHU of Rennes, Rennes 35065, France"},{"name":"INSERM Clinical Investigation Center CIC 1414, F-35043 Rennes, France"}]},{"given":"Pierre","family":"Abraham","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Vascular Investigations, University Hospital of Angers, France"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2014,11,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"F308","DOI":"10.1152\/ajprenal.00421.2011","article-title":"Microvascular disease precedes the decline in renal function in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat","volume":"302","author":"Flynn","year":"2012","journal-title":"Am. 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