DocumentCode
1131753
Title
Quantifying the relevance and stage of disease with the Tau image technique
Author
Merla, Arcangelo ; Donato, Luigi Di ; Luzio, Silvano Di ; Romani, Gian Luca
Author_Institution
Dept. of Clinical Sci. & Bioimaging, Univ. of Chieti, Italy
Volume
21
Issue
6
fYear
2002
Firstpage
86
Lastpage
91
Abstract
Discusses a complementary diagnostic imaging technique based on infrared functional imaging. It is concluded that the Tau images obtained with our method provide a large amount of information. The method, in fact, correctly depicts the ill and symptomatic situation; moreover, it is able to identify the surface projection onto the skin of the damaged areas and, by means of the evaluated value of the Tau time, the stage of the disease. Additionally, it is possible to evaluate the evolution of the clinical situation following a rehabilitation therapy and to quantitatively compare the different Tau images recorded at different times.
Keywords
biomedical optical imaging; biothermics; diseases; infrared imaging; patient rehabilitation; skin; Tau time; clinical situation; complementary diagnostic imaging technique; disease stage; infrared functional imaging; medical diagnostic imaging; rehabilitation therapy; surface projection identification; symptomatic situation; tau image technique; Cameras; Diseases; Energy loss; Heat engines; Humans; Infrared imaging; Lesions; Optical imaging; Skin; Thermal stresses;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0739-5175
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MEMB.2002.1175143
Filename
1175143
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