New, non-invasive thermographic examination of body surface temperature on tetraplegic and paraplegic patients, as a supplement to existing diagnostic measures

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 492-495

  Roehl, K ^a   Becker, S ^a   Fuhrmeister, C ^a   Teuscher, N ^b   Futing M ^b   Heilmann, A ^b  

^a BG KLINIKEN BERGMANNSTROST   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MECHANICS OF MATERIALS IWM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Paraplegia; Skin temperature; Tetraplegia; Thermographic imaging

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 67651095850     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.128     Document Type: Article

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