Reliability of an infrared forehead skin thermometer for core temperature measurements

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 252-261

  Kistemaker, J ^a   Den Hartog, E ^a   Daanen, H ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Core temperature; Infrared; Temporal artery; Thermometry

Indexed keywords

CORE TEMPERATURE; OESOPHAGEAL SENSOR; SENSORTOUCH THERMOMETER; SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY (STA);

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; INFRARED RADIATION; PATIENT MONITORING; RELIABILITY; SENSORS; SKIN; THERMOMETERS;

INFRARED DEVICES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; INFRARED THERMOMETER; MALE; NONHUMAN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SENSOR; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY; THERMOMETRY;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 33746806902     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900600711381     Document Type: Article

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