Wound inflammatory index: A "proof of concept" study to assess wound healing trajectory

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 773-779

  Bharara, Manish ^a   Schoess, Jeffrey ^b   Nouvong, Aksone ^c   Armstrong, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Eden Medical   (United States)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot ulcers; Thermal index; Thermography; Thermometry; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETIC FOOT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY; WOUND HEALING;

ALGORITHMS; AMPUTATION; DIABETIC FOOT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78049512144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681000400402     Document Type: Conference Paper

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