Thermal imaging in screening of joint inflammation and rheumatoid arthritis in children

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 273-282

  Lasanen, R ^a,b   Piippo Savolainen, E ^c   Remes Pakarinen, T ^c   Kroger L ^c   Heikkila A ^c   Julkunen, P ^a,c   Karhu, J ^d   Toyros J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Thermidas Ltd   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Nexstim Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Infrared; Rheumatoid arthritis; Thermal imaging

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); PATHOLOGY; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ANKLE JOINTS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROCEDURE; KNEE JOINT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PATIENT POPULATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THERMAL-IMAGING;

DISEASES;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; KNEE; MASS SCREENING; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; KNEE JOINT; MASS SCREENING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84921889485     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/36/2/273     Document Type: Article

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