MoistureMeter-D - Reference publications

Lymphedema

Cutaneous edema, Tissue fluid status

Radiotherapy

Burns, thermal injury

Wound healing

Weight loss

Theoretical background

Lymphedema

Suitability of single tissue dielectric constant measurements to assess local tissue water in normal and lymphedematous skin
Mayrovitz H.N., Davey S. and Shapiro E.
Clin Physiol Imaging, 29(2):123-127, 2009.

Local tissue water assessed by tissue dielectric constant: anatomical site and depth dependence in women prior to breast cancer treatment-related surgery.
Mayrovitz H.N., Davey S. and Shapiro E.
Clin Physiol Imaging, 28:337-342, 2008.

Localized tissue water changes accompanying one manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) therapy session assessed by changes in tissue dielectric constant inpatients with lower extremity lymphedema.
Mayrovitz H.N., Davey S. and Shapiro E.
Lymphology, 41:87-92, 2008.

Assessing local tissue edema in postmastectomy lymphedema.
Mayrovitz H.N.
Lymphology, 40:87-94, 2007.

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

A novel MoistureMeter D for local assessment of lymphedema
Niinimäki M., Nuutinen J. and Lahtinen T.
The European Journal of Lymphology and related problems, 20:57:13, 2009.

Local tissue water changes accompanying a single manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) treatment in patients with lower extremity lymphedema
Mayrovitz H.N., Davey S. and Shapiro E.
Poster presented at 8th National Lymphedema Network (NLN) International Conference, August 2008.

Local tissue water assessed by tissue dielectric constant: anatomical site and depth dependence in women prior to breast cancer related surgery
Mayrovitz H.N., Davey S. and Shapiro E.
Poster presented at 8th National Lymphedema Network (NLN) International Conference, August 2008.

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

Cutaneous edema, Tissue fluid status

Noninvasive transcutaneous sampling of glucose by electroporation
Murthy S.S., Kiran V.S.R., Mathur S.K. and Murthy S.N.
J Diabetes Sci Technol, 2(3):250-254, 2008.

Chronic ethanol ingestion alters xenobiotic absorption through the skin: Potential role of oxidative stress
Brand R.M. and Jendrzejewski J.L.
Food Chem Toxicol, 46:1940-1948, 2008.

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.

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.

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

Wound healing

Abstracts

Assessing a Biophysical Device to Predict Pressure Ulcers in Spinal Cord Injury
Bates-Jensen B., Guihan M. McCreath H, Chun S., Parachuri R and Simon J.
Poster presented at 2nd International Evidence Practice in Wound Care, USA, June 2009.

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

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

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.