Dielectric measurement in experimental burns: A new tool for burn depth determination?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 889-898

  Papp, Anthony ^a   Lahtinen, Tapani ^b   Härmä, Markku ^b   Nuutinen, Jouni ^b   Uusaro, Ari ^b   Alhava, Esko ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; EDEMA; FEMALE; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWINE; TISSUE WATER; ANIMAL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BODY WATER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BODY WATER; BURNS; EDEMA; ELECTROMAGNETICS; FEMALE; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

EID: 33645739024     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000197213.12989.03     Document Type: Article

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