Functional infrared imaging in the diagnosis of the myofascial pain

A. Merla; F. Ciuffolo; M. D'Attilio; S. Tecco; F. Festa; G. De Michele; A. Tangherlini; G. L. Romani

Functional infrared imaging in the diagnosis of the myofascial pain

A. Merla, F. Ciuffolo, M. D'Attilio, S. Tecco, F. Festa, G. De Michele, A. Tangherlini, G. L. Romani

IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

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Abstract

Functional infrared imaging has been used to study 17 patients, affected by myofascial pain, and 19 healthy subjects during maximal voluntary clenching (MCV). Aim of the study was to attempt to discriminate patients from healthy subjects through the analysis of the skin temperature distribution and its change during the clenching. The pre-stress and the post-stress temperatures were evaluated bilaterally for several regions of interest We calculated differences in temperature between sides (ΔTs) at each time (pre and post), and between times (ΔTt) for each side (left and right). Subsequently, we compared ΔTs and ΔTt between the healthy and myofascial pain groups. ΔTs was significantly higher in sufferers compared to healthy people (p

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
Pages	1188-1191
Number of pages	4
Volume	26 II
Publication status	Published - 2004
Event	Conference Proceedings - 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2004 - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: Sep 1 2004 → Sep 5 2004

Other

Other	Conference Proceedings - 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2004
Country	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	9/1/04 → 9/5/04

Keywords

Clenching, diagnosis
Functional infrared imaging
Myofascial pain
Temporomandibular disorders
Thermography

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Bioengineering

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Functional infrared imaging in the diagnosis of the myofascial pain. / Merla, A.; Ciuffolo, F.; D'Attilio, M.; Tecco, S.; Festa, F.; De Michele, G.; Tangherlini, A.; Romani, G. L.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings. Vol. 26 II 2004. p. 1188-1191.

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Merla, A, Ciuffolo, F, D'Attilio, M, Tecco, S, Festa, F, De Michele, G, Tangherlini, A & Romani, GL 2004, Functional infrared imaging in the diagnosis of the myofascial pain. in Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings. vol. 26 II, pp. 1188-1191, Conference Proceedings - 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2004, San Francisco, CA, United States, 9/1/04.

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