Infantile hemangioma status by dynamic infrared thermography: A preliminary study

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2016, Pages e522-e532

  Burkes, Shoná A ^a,d   Patel, Manish ^b,d   Adams, Denise M ^b,d   Hammill, Adrienne M ^b,d   Eaton, Kenneth P ^c,d   Randall Wickett, R ^a   Visscher, Marty O ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Center   (United States)

^c Imaging Research Center   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

dynamic infrared thermography; functional imaging; infantile hemangioma; infrared; propranolol; quantitative imaging; vascular tumors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE REACTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WARMING;

EID: 84987804382     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.13298     Document Type: Article

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