Assessment of foot disease in the home environment of diabetic patients using a new photographic foot imaging deviceet al.

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-50

  Bus, S A ^a,b   Hazenberg, C E V B ^a   Klein, M ^c   Van Baal, J G ^a  

^a TWENTEBORG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c DEMCON Advanced Mechatronics   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot; Digital photography; Prevention; Remote assessment; Telemedicine; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL SIGNS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY; HIGH QUALITY; HIGH-QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHS; HOME ENVIRONMENT; ILLUMINATION SETTINGS; IMAGING DEVICE; MONITORING DEVICE; PLANTAR FOOT; PREVENTION; PROTOTYPE DEVICES; REMOTE ASSESSMENT;

DIGITAL CAMERAS; PHOTOGRAPHY; TELEMEDICINE;

SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ARTICLE; CALLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELEMONITORING; ULCER; VALIDITY;

DIABETIC FOOT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOT; FOOT DISEASES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PHOTOGRAPHY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 72049087227     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03091900903336894     Document Type: Article

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