Infrared thermal imaging for detection of peripheral vascular disorders

Journal of Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-47

  Bagavathiappan, S ^a   Saravanan, T ^a   Philip, John ^a   Jayakumar, T ^a   Raj, Baldev ^a   Karunanithi, R ^b   Panicker, T M R ^b   Korath, M ^b   Jagadeesan, K ^b  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b KJ Hospital and Research Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Infrared thermal imaging; Noninvasive; Temperature; Vascular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; VARICOSIS; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 62949199862     PISSN: 09716203     EISSN: 19983913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6203.48720     Document Type: Article

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