Laser transillumination of interphalangeal joints of women suffering from rheumatoid diseases

Optica Applicata

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 153-160

  Boerner, Ewa ^a   Bauer, Joanna ^b   Szewczyk, Anna ^b   Podbielska, Halina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

^b WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Interphalangeal joints; Laser transillumination

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; HEALTH; HELIUM; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LASER BEAMS; LASER OPTICS; LASERS; NEON; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHETICS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATION; EXPERIMENTAL SET UPS; GREY LEVELS; HE-NE LASERS; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; HISTOGRAM ANALYSIS; LASER TRANSILLUMINATION; OPTICAL AXES; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINTS (PIP); VISIBLE LIGHT;

LIGHT;

EID: 46649092146     PISSN: 00785466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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