Functional infrared imaging in medicine: A quantitative diagnostic approach

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 224-227

  Merla, A ^a   Romani, G L ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MEDICINE; PROGRAM DIAGNOSTICS;

BIO-HEAT MODELING; CUTANEOUS BLOOD FLOW; CUTANEOUS TEMPERATURE; SYMPATHETIC SKIN RESPONSE;

INFRARED IMAGING;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; THERMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFRARED RAYS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 34047185431     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260267     Document Type: Conference Paper

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