New objective and quantitative tests for gustatory sweating.
- Dulguerov P Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland. pavel.dulguerov@hcuge.ch
- Quinodoz D
- Vaezi A
- Cosendai G
- Piletta P
- Lehmann W
- 1999-09-09
Published in:
- Acta oto-laryngologica. - 1999
Algorithms
Calibration
Color
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Iodine
Paper
Parotid Gland
Sodium Chloride
Sweating
Sweating, Gustatory
Taste
English
Two newly developed tests for gustatory sweating, providing both quantitative and topographic information, are presented. In both tests a paper stencil shaped to fit the complex anatomy of the parotid region is used. The blotting paper technique uses the difference in weight before and after gustatory stimulation to measure the amount of sweating. The iodine-sublimated paper histogram (ISPH) uses iodine sublimated office paper that changes colour when wet. The paper stencil is than digitized and a histogram algorithm applied to measure the area of sweating. A calibration of these tests with known and appropriate quantities of saline is presented.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- green
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- DOI 10.1080/00016489950180865
- PMID 10478603
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/10775
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