H1N1: Infrared thermal detection systems useful for patient screening
Monday, March 22, 2010 - 09:21
in Health & Medicine
Researchers found an Infrared Thermal Detection System (ITDS) to be a fast and effective fever screening tool in clinical settings during the H1N1 influenza pandemic. The ITDS detected fever in patients through split-second, non-contact skin temperature measurements. Fever is a primary symptom of seasonal influenza, H1N1, avian influenza, SARS and other infectious diseases.
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