Dermatological applications of thermal imaging

Thermology International

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 49-56

  Zalewska, Anna ^a   Wiecek, Boguslaw ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dermatology; Review; Skin diseases; Temperature measurement; Thermography

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ALOPECIA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EMBASE; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; HERPES; HUMAN; MEDLINE; POLAND; PSORIASIS; PUSTULOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; REVIEW; SKIN INJURY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAPHY; THERMOLOGY;

EID: 18844444217     PISSN: 1560604X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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