Assessing foot temperature using infrared thermography

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 847-853

  Sun, Pi Chang ^a,b   Jao, Shyh Hua Eric ^b,c   Cheng, Cheng Kung ^c,d  

^a Taoyuan Veteran Hospital ^*

^b Taoyuan Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c The University of Mississippi   (United States)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetic Foot; Skin Temperature; Thermography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT DISEASE; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION; TOE;

EID: 26444510274     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070502601010     Document Type: Article

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