Measurement of the volume of a leg ulcer using a laser scanner

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 535-543

  Marjanovic, D ^a,b   Dugdale, R E ^a   Vowden, P ^a   Vowden, K R ^a  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser scanning; Leg ulcer; Topography; Volume measurement

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; LASER APPLICATIONS; SCANNING; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

'CURRENT; ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; LASER SCANNING; LASERSCANNERS; LEG ULCERS; MEASUREMENTS OF; RELIABLE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE AREA; ULCER HEALING;

TOPOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; LASER; LEG ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031731929     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/19/4/008     Document Type: Article

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