Infrared imaging: Making progress in fulfilling its medical promise

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 80-85

  Head, Jonathan F ^a,b   Elliott, Robert L ^a  

^a Treatment Center   (United States)

^b The Mastology Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BREAST CARCINOMA; BURN; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGORITHMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BURNS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MILITARY MEDICINE; RAYNAUD DISEASE; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036880288     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2002.1175142     Document Type: Review

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