Time-domain analysis of scrotal thermoregulatory impairment in varicocele

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 5 AUG, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Ismail, Enas ^a   Orlando, Giuseppe ^b   Pompa, Paolo ^c   Gabrielli, Daniela ^a   Di Donato, Lugino ^a   Cardone, Daniela ^a   Merla, Arcangelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Control system; Functional infrared (fIR); Modeling; Multinomial logistic regression; Scrotal temperature; Scrotal thermoregulation; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEADY STATE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84906485638     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00342     Document Type: Article

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