Interexaminer reliability of infrared thermography for the diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 189-193

  Choi, Eunjoo ^a   Lee, Pyung Bok ^a   Nahm, Francis Sahngun ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Complex regional pain syndrome; Reliability; Skin; Temperature; Thermography

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEGREE OF RELIABILITY; INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; PATIENT HISTORY; REGIONS OF INTEREST; SKIN TEMPERATURES;

HEALTH; PATIENT MONITORING; SKIN; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; AGED; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876321261     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/srt.12032     Document Type: Article

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