Infrared thermography as an access pathway for individuals with severe motor impairments

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Memarian, Negar ^a,b   Venetsanopoulos, Anastasios N ^c,d   Chau, Tom ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b University of Toronto   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CAMERA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MORPHOLOGY; MOTION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOUTH; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE; ADULT; ARTIFACT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY POSTURE; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMMUNICATION AID; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; INFRARED RADIATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; QUADRIPLEGIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THERMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MOUTH; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 65149102628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-6-11     Document Type: Article

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