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Infrared Thermography. An in Vitro Study on Its Use as Diagnostic Test in Dentistry

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VipIMAGE 2017 (ECCOMAS 2017)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics ((LNCVB,volume 27))

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Pulp tissue consists of richly vascularized and innervated tissue with a very small circulatory access zone (the apical foramen) [1]. The amount and quality of pulp tissue can only be determined using histological techniques, which imply necrosis of the tissue [2].

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  1. Departament of Stomatology, Universitat de València, C/Jose Capuz, 11 B, Paiporta, 46200, Valencia, Spain

    Ana Mª Paredes, Leopoldo Forner, Leonor del Castillo & Carmen Llena

  2. Biophysics and Medical Physics Group, Department of Physiology, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain

    Rosa Cibrián, José Ignacio Priego & Rosario Salvador Palmer

  3. Research Group in Sports Biomechanics (GIBD), Department of Physical Education and Sports, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain

    José Ignacio Priego

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Paredes, A.M. et al. (2018). Infrared Thermography. An in Vitro Study on Its Use as Diagnostic Test in Dentistry. In: Tavares, J., Natal Jorge, R. (eds) VipIMAGE 2017. ECCOMAS 2017. Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics, vol 27. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_107

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