Use of digital photography and image analysis techniques to quantify erythema in health care workers

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-34

  Canning, Jennifer ^a,b   Barford, Brian ^c   Sullivan, David ^c   Wickett, Randy ^b   Visscher, Marty ^a,d  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c BCC Group   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital image analysis; Erythema; Irritant dermatitis; Skin imaging; Visual perception system

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; ERYTHEMA; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; SKIN IMAGING; VISUAL PERCEPTION SYSTEM;

HEALTH CARE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RECOVERY; VISION;

SKIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVE VISUAL SKIN EVALUATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN IRRITATION; SPRING; VISUAL PERCEPTION EVALUATION; WINTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EVALUATION; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKIN; UNITED STATES;

DERMOSCOPY; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OHIO; PHOTOGRAPHY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SKIN;

EID: 63449085039     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2008.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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