Infrared imaging use in rheumatology;Utilização da imagem infravermelha em reumatologia

Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-51

  Brioschi, Marcos Leal ^a,b   Yeng, Lin Tchia ^a   Pastor, Elda Matilde Hirose ^a   Teixeira, Manoel Jacobsen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Infrared imaging; Infrared rays; Rheumatology

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEPRAZONE; FLURBIPROFEN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SOMATOSTATIN;

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FIBROMYALGIA; GOUT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; INFRARED RADIATION; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; LOCALIZED SCLERODERMA; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAGET BONE DISEASE; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 52049094869     PISSN: 04825004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0482-50042007000100008     Document Type: Review

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