A Research Platform using Active Local Cooling directed at Minimizing the Blood Flow in Human Fingers

Steckel, Jan; Goethijn, Frank; Bruyne, Guido De; Nulens, Vincent; Lacko, Daniel; Bey, Samuel; Verwulgen, Stijn

A Research Platform using Active Local Cooling directed at Minimizing the Blood Flow in Human Fingers

Steckel, Jan and Goethijn, Frank and Bruyne, Guido De and Nulens, Vincent and Lacko, Daniel and Bey, Samuel and Verwulgen, Stijn (2013) A Research Platform using Active Local Cooling directed at Minimizing the Blood Flow in Human Fingers. In: 7th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare.

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Abstract

Patients undergoing chemotherapy for the treatment
of cancer often suffer from deterioration of extremities, such
as neuropathy and onycholysis, a condition which leads to the
partial detachment of the nail from the nail bed. To prevent these
deterioration, cryotherapy is often used during the a

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Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2026 10:02
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URI:	http://eprints.eai.eu/id/eprint/10259

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