Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Three-dimensional and thermal surface imaging produces reliable measures of joint shape and temperature: a potential tool for quantifying arthritis. | Available online http content 10 1 R10 Research article Three-dimensional and thermal surface imaging produces reliable measures of joint shape and temperature a potential tool for quantifying arthritis Steven J Spalding1 C Kent Kwoh2 Robert Boudreau2 Joseph Enama2 Julie Lunich1 Daniel Huber3 Louis Denes3 and Raphael Hirsch1 Division of Rheumatology Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh 3705 Fifth Avenue University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA 2Department of Medicine University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 3550 Terrace Street Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA 3Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA Corresponding author Raphael Hirsch Received 27 Mar 2007 Revisions requested 8 Jun 2007 Revisions received 20 Jun 2007 Accepted 23 Jan 2008 Published 23 Jan 2008 Arthritis Research Therapy 2008 10 R10 doi ar2360 This article is online at http content 10 1 R10 2008 Spalding et al. licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Open Access Abstract Introduction The assessment of joints with active arthritis is a core component of widely used outcome measures. However substantial variability exists within and across examiners in assessment of these active joint counts. Swelling and temperature changes two qualities estimated during active joint counts are amenable to quantification using noncontact digital imaging technologies. We sought to explore the ability of three dimensional 3D and thermal imaging to reliably measure joint shape and temperature. Methods A Minolta 910 Vivid non-contact 3D laser scanner and a Meditherm med2000 Pro Infrared camera were used to create digital .
