Case studies of laser Doppler imaging system for clinical diagnosis applications and management

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 200-206

  Ng, E Y K ^a   Fok, S C ^b   Goh, C T ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Chung Hwa TCM Free Clinic   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; DOPPLER EFFECT; FLOWMETERS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES;

LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; IMAGING; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRESCRIPTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STANDARDIZATION; STOMACH BLOOD FLOW; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PERFUSION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ABDOMEN; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0141855094     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309190031000096676     Document Type: Article

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