FACIAL EDEMA EVALUATION USING DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING

Facial Edema Evaluation Using Digital Image Processing

The main objective of the facial edema evaluation is providing the needed information to determine the effectiveness of the anti-inflammatory drugs in development.This paper presents a system that measures the four main variables present in facial edemas: trismus, blush (coloration), temperature, and inflammation.Measurements are obtained by using

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HIV-1/copyright induced oxidative stress disrupts tight junction protein-1 in human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells: role of Ras/ERK1/2 pathway.

Intravenous drug use (IVDU) is the major risk factor in the development of HIV-related pulmonary arterial hypertension (HRPAH); however, the pathogenesis of HRPAH in association with IVDU has yet to be characterized.Endothelial injury is considered to be an initiating factor for pulmonary vascular remodeling in animal models of PAH.Our previous stu

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