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ArticleQuantitative infrared thermography journal2012

Reconstruction of Thermographic Signals to Map Perforator Vessels in Humans.

Wei-Min Liu, Jordan Maivelett, Gregory J Kato, James G Taylor, Wen-Chin Yang, Yun-Chung Liu, You-Gang Yang, Alexander M Gorbach

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Article in Quantitative infrared thermography journal, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Wei-Min LiuDept. of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan.
Jordan Maivelett
Gregory J Kato
James G Taylor
Wen-Chin Yang
Yun-Chung Liu
You-Gang Yang
Alexander M Gorbach
National Chung Cheng University · TWNational Heart Lung and Blood Institute · USNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering · US

Funding

Prevalence and Prognosis of Pulmonary Hypertension in Adults with Sickle CellZIAHL006012 · NHLBI · NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE · PI TAYLOR, JAMES · 2009 to 2016
$3.5M
Design of Infrared Imaging to Assess Vascular Tone in Peripheral Vascular BedsZICEB000060 · NIBIB · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING · PI GORBACH, ALEXANDER · 2010 to 2017
$736k
Spatial Organization of Temperature-Related Circadian and Vasomotor RhythmsZICEB000075 · NIBIB · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING · PI GORBACH, ALEXANDER · 2013 to 2017
$443k
Assessment of Leg Ulcer MicrocirculationZICEB000077 · NIBIB · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING · PI GORBACH, ALEXANDER · 2011 to 2015
$394k
Imaging of blood flow, temperature and skin color on patients with urticariasZICEB000078 · NIBIB · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING · PI GORBACH, ALEXANDER · 2011 to 2013
$162k
Niacin Therapy to Improve Endothelial Function in SCDZ01CL008097 · CLC · CLINICAL CENTER · PI KATO, GREGORY · 2008 to 2008
$0k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 CL008097Intramural NIH HHS ZIC EB000060Intramural NIH HHS ZIC EB000078
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thermal representations on the surface of a human forearm of underlying perforator vessels have previously been mapped via recovery-enhanced infrared imaging, which is performed as skin blood flow recovers to baseline levels following cooling of the forearm. We noted that the same vessels could also be observed during reactive hyperaemia tests after complete 5-min occlusion of the forearm by an inflatable cuff. However, not all subjects showed vessels with acceptable contrast. Therefore, we applied a thermographic signal reconstruction algorithm to reactive hyperaemia testing, which substantially enhanced signal-to-noise ratios between perforator vessels and their surroundings, thereby enabling their mapping with higher accuracy and a shorter occlusion period.

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blood flow regulationinfrared imagingperforator vesselsreactive hyperemiaskin microcirculationthermographic signal reconstruction

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PMID23667389
PMCPMC3650860
OpenAlexW2029940401

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