Quantitative assessment of pain-related thermal dysfunction through clinical digital infrared thermal imaging

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The skin temperature distribution of a healthy human body exhibits a contralateral symmetry. Some nociceptive and most neuropathic pain pathologies are associated with an alteration of the thermal distribution of the human body. Sinc...

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Main Authors: Frize Monique, Herry Christophe L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-06-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Online Access:http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/content/3/1/19