Hyperaemia evaluation in clinical diathermy by four-electrode impedance measurements

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 251-261

  Olmi, R ^a   Bini, M ^a   Ignesti, A ^a   Feroldi, P ^b   Spiazzi, L ^b   Bodini, G ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Medical Physics Department   (Italy)

^c Functional Rehabilitation Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BODY TEMPERATURE; DIATHERMY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REFERENCE VALUES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031023470     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/1/016     Document Type: Article

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