Analytical solution of the Pennes equation for burn-depth determination from infrared thermographs

Mathematical Medicine and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-38

  Romero Méndez, Ricardo ^a   Jiménez Lozano, Joel N ^b   Sen, Mihir ^b   Javier Gonzalez F ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN COMUNICACIÓN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Burns; Pennes equation; Thermographs

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF STATE; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MEDICINE;

BURN; BURN DEPTHS; CLINICAL PRACTICES; DEPTH DETERMINATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; INFRARED THERMOGRAPHS; PENNES EQUATION; SKIN BURN; SURFACE SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPH;

GEOMETRY;

EID: 77955642216     PISSN: 14778599     EISSN: 14778602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imammb/dqp010     Document Type: Article

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