Vein imaging: A new method of near infrared imaging, where a processed image is projected onto the skin for the enhancement of vein treatment

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1031-1038

  Miyake, Roberto Kasuo ^a,d   Zeman, Herbert David ^b   Duarte, Flavio Henrique ^a   Kikuchi, Rodrigo ^a   Ramacciotti, Eduardo ^c   Lovhoiden, Gunnar ^b   Vrancken, Carlos ^b  

^a Clinica Miyake   (Brazil)

^b Luminetx Corp   (United States)

^c Fifty Medical Research   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; LIGHT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PHLEBECTOMY; PHLEBOTOMY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; SKIN; TELANGIECTASIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; VARICOSIS; VEIN;

HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; LASERS; PILOT PROJECTS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TELANGIECTASIS; TRANSILLUMINATION; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 33746910542     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2006.32226.x     Document Type: Article

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