Thermometers

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Measuring instruments for determining the temperature of matter. Most thermometers used in the field of medicine are designed for measuring body temperature or for use in the clinical laboratory. (From UMDNS, 1999)

Descriptor ID	D013821
MeSH Number(s)	E07.900
Concept/Terms	Thermometers Thermometers Thermometer

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Equipment and Supplies [E07]
Thermometers [E07.900]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2008	2	0	2

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Arunachalam K, Maccarini PF, Stauffer PR. A thermal monitoring sheet with low influence from adjacent waterbolus for tissue surface thermometry during clinical hyperthermia. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2008 Oct; 55(10):2397-406.

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Arunachalam K, Stauffer PR, Maccarini PF, Jacobsen S, Sterzer F. Characterization of a digital microwave radiometry system for noninvasive thermometry using a temperature-controlled homogeneous test load. Phys Med Biol. 2008 Jul 21; 53(14):3883-901.

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Jacobsen S, Stauffer PR, Neuman DG. Dual-mode antenna design for microwave heating and noninvasive thermometry of superficial tissue disease. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2000 Nov; 47(11):1500-9.

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Gravenstein D, Lampotang S, Huda W, Sultan A. Basic principles of optical radiation and some common applications in anesthesia. J Clin Monit. 1996 Nov; 12(6):445-54.

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Lindsley K, Stauffer PR, Sneed P, Chin R, Phillips TL, Seppi E, Shapiro E, Henderson S. Heating patterns of the Helios ultrasound hyperthermia system. Int J Hyperthermia. 1993 Sep-Oct; 9(5):675-84.

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Livornese LL, Dias S, Samel C, Romanowski B, Taylor S, May P, Pitsakis P, Woods G, Kaye D, Levison ME, et al. Hospital-acquired infection with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium transmitted by electronic thermometers. Ann Intern Med. 1992 Jul 15; 117(2):112-6.

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Goldberg ME, Epstein R, Rosenblum F, Larijani GE, Marr A, Lessin J, Torjman M, Seltzer J. Do heated humidifiers and heat and moisture exchangers prevent temperature drop during lower abdominal surgery? J Clin Anesth. 1992 Jan-Feb; 4(1):16-20.

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Shenep JL, Adair JR, Hughes WT, Roberson PK, Flynn PM, Brodkey TO, Fullen GH, Kennedy WT, Oakes LL, Marina NM. Infrared, thermistor, and glass-mercury thermometry for measurement of body temperature in children with cancer. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1991 Apr; 30(4 Suppl):36-41; discussion 49.

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Gross EJ, Cetas TC, Stauffer PR, Liu RL, Lumori ML. Experimental assessment of phased-array heating of neck tumours. Int J Hyperthermia. 1990 Mar-Apr; 6(2):453-74.

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Stauffer PR, Sneed PK, Suen SA, Satoh T, Matsumoto K, Fike JR, Phillips TL. Comparative thermal dosimetry of interstitial microwave and radiofrequency-LCF hyperthermia. Int J Hyperthermia. 1989 May-Jun; 5(3):307-18.

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