The effect of water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) irradiation on skin temperature and skin blood flow as evaluated by infrared thermography and scanning laser Doppler imaging

Thermology International

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 89-94

  Mercer, James B ^a,b   De Weerd, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Infrared thermography; Scanning laser Doppler imaging; Skin blood flow; Skin temperature; Water filtered infrared irradiation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; INFRARED RADIATION; ISCHEMIA; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROTECTION; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN FLAP; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMAL PRECONDITIONING; WATER FILTERD INFRARED A RADIATION;

EID: 23444446730     PISSN: 1560604X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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