Hyperaemia assessment in clinical diathermy: A microcirculation model

Physica Medica

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 125-131

  Spiazzi, L ^a   Feroldi, P ^a,b   Pasquini, A ^c   Olmi, R ^d  

^a Medical Physics Department   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c Functional Rehabilitation Department   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

diathermy; electrical impedance tomography; hyperaemia; microcirculation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIATHERMY; HYPEREMIA; IMPEDANCE; MICROCIRCULATION; MODEL;

EID: 0029985081     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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