Numerical uncertainty and perfusion induced instability in bioheat equation: Its importance in thermographic interpretation

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 222-229

  Ng, E Y K ^a   Sudharsan, N M ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ISOTHERMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); TUMORS;

NUMERICAL UNCERTAINTY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXPERT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SIMULATION; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY;

BODY TEMPERATURE; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034778596     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900110067328     Document Type: Article

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