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MoistureMeter-D - Reference publications

  • Lymphedema
  • Cutaneous edema, Tissue fluid status
  • Radiotherapy
  • Burns, thermal injury
  • Wound healing
  • Weight loss
  • Theoretical background

  • Lymphedema


    A new water-specific technique for local measurement of edema and lymphedema induced by cancer therapy
    Lahtinen T., Nuutinen J. and Mayrovitz H.N.
    ESTRO Newsletter 61: 23-24, Winter 2006.

    Abstracts

    Assessment of local tissue edema in arms of women with postmastectomy lymphedema
    Mayrovitz H.N. and Brown-Cross D.
    2006 Sumposium on Advanced Wound Care & Medical Reseach Forum on Wound Repair, p.189

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    Cutaneous edema, Tissue fluid status

    Moisturizing lotions can increase transdermal absorption of the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxacetic acid across hairless mouse skin
    Brand R.M., Charron A.R., Sandler V.L. and Jendrzejewski J.L.
    Cutan Ocul Toxicol, 26:15-23, 2007.

    Potential mechanisms by which a single drink of alcohol can increase transdermal absorption of topically applied chemicals
    Brand R.M., Jendrzejewski J.L. and Charron A.R.
    Toxicology, Jun 25;235(3): 141-149, 2007.

    Skin tissue water and laser Doppler blood flow during a menstrual cycle
    Mayrovitz H.N., Brow-Cross D. and Washington Z.
    Clin Physiol Funct Imaging, 27: 54-59, 2007.

    Measurement of oedema in irritant-exposed skin by a dielectric technique
    Miettinen M., Mönkkönen J., Lahtinen M.R., Nuutinen J. and Lahtinen T.
    Skin Res Technol, Vol 12: 235-240, 2006.

    Validation of a new dielectric device to assess changes of tissue water in skin and subcutaneous fat
    Nuutinen J., Ikäheimo R. and Lahtinen T.
    Physiol Meas, 25: 447-454, 2004.

    Dielectric constant of skin and subcutaneous fat to assess fluid changes after cardiac surgery
    Petäjä L., Nuutinen J., Uusaro A., Lahtinen T. and Ruokonen E.
    Physiol Meas, 24: 383-390, 2003.

    Quantitative assessment of protein content in irradiated human skin
    Lahtinen T., Nuutinen J., Alanen E., Turunen M., Nuortio L., Usenius T. and Hopewell J.W.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 43(3): 635-638, 1999.

    Abstracts

    Impact of alcohol consumption on the skin as determined by non-invasive bioengineering tools
    Brand R.M., Jendrzejewski J.L. and Charron A.R.
    Society of Toxicology Meeting, March 2006.

    Water content at skin surface and in whole skin during irritant skin reaction
    Miettinen M., Nuutinen J, Lahtinen M.-R. and Lahtinen T.
    13th Congress of European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Meeting, 17-21 November, 2004.

    Measurement of skin edema by a dielectric technique (MoistureMeter-D)
    Miettinen M., Lahtinen M-R., Nuutinen J., Lahtinen T. and Niinimäki M.
    Contact Dermatitis, 50:18, 2004.

    EdemaMeter - a new device to detect tissue edema in skin and subcutaneous tissues
    Lahtinen T., Ikäheimo R., Lampainen E. and Nuutinen, J.
    Skin Res Technol, Vol, 9 (2): 182, 2003.

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    Radiotherapy

    A dielectric method for measuring early and late reactions in irradiated human skin
    Nuutinen J., Lahtinen T., Turunen M., Alanen E., Tenhunen M., Usenius T. and Kolle R.
    Radiother Oncol, 47: 249-254, 1998.

    Skin dielectric constant at high radiofrequency with special emphasis on radiation-induced late skin reaction
    Nuutinen, J.
    Kuopio University Publications C. Natural and Environmental Sciences 55. 1997. 64 p. Ph.D. Thesis.

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    Burns, thermal injury

    Dielectric measurement in experimental burns: A new tool for burn depth determination?
    Soo C. and Garner W.L.
    Plast Reconstr Surg, Mar;117(3): 899-901, 2006.

    Dielectric measurement in experimental burns: a new tool for burn depth determination?
    Papp A., Lahtinen T., Harma M., Nuutinen J., Uusaro A. and Alhava E.
    Plast Reconstr Surg, Mar;117(3): 889-98; discussion 899-901, 2006.

    Experimental thermal injury: New methods in assessing tissue damage
    Papp A.
    Kuopio University Publications D. Medical Sciences 356. 2005. 78 p. M.D. Thesis

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    Wound healing

    Abstracts

    Initial assessment of tissue water content surrounding pressure ulcers in spinal cord injury patients
    Harrow J.J. and Mayrovitz H.N.
    2006 Sumposium on Advanced Wound Care & Medical Reseach Forum on Wound Repair, p.73

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    Weight loss

    Changes in abdominal subcutaneous fat water content with rapid weight loss and long-term weight maintenance in abdominally obese men and women
    Laaksonen D.E., Nuutinen J., Lahtinen T., Rissanen A., and Niskanen L.K.
    Int J Obesity, 27: 677-683, 2003

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    Theoretical background

    Dielectric properties of the skin
    Lahtinen, T., Nuutinen, J., Alanen, E.
    In: Radio Frequency Radiation Dosimetry. Editors: B. J. Klauenberg and D. Miklavcic. Kluwer Academic Publishers, the Netherlands, 2000

    Penetration of electromagnetic fields of open-ended coaxial probe between 1 MHz and 1GHz in dielectric skin measurements
    Alanen, E., Lahtinen T. and Nuutinen J.
    Phys Med Biol, 44(7): N169-176, 1999.

    Variational formulation of open-ended coaxial line in contact with layered biological medium
    Alanen, E. Lahtinen, T. and Nuutinen, J.
    IEEE Trans Biomed Eng, 45 (10) 1241-1248, 1998.

    Measurement of dielectric properties of subcutaneous fat with open-ended coaxial sensors
    Alanen, E., Lahtinen, T. and Nuutinen, J.
    Phys Med Biol, 43: 475-485, 1998.

    Dielectric properties of the skin
    Lahtinen, T., Nuutinen, J. and Alanen, E.
    Phys Med Biol, 42: 1471-1472, 1997.

    Abstracts

    Measurement depths of a skin-water analyzer (MoistureMeter D)
    Kiiskinen M., Nuutinen J. and Alanen E.
    Skin Res Technol, Vol 11: 292, 2005.

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