Development of a high-resolution infrared thermographic imaging method as a diagnostic tool for acute undifferentiated limp in young children.
Acute limp is a common presenting condition in the paediatric emergency department. There are a number of causes of acute limp that include traumatic injury, infection and malignancy. These causes in young children are not easily distinguished. In this pilot study, an infrared thermographic imaging...
| Publicado en: | Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing Vol. 56; no. 6; pp. 1115 - 1126 |
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| Formato: | diagnostic images pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Jun2018
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