Optimizing thermography depth probing with a dynamic thermal point spread function

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 506-514

  Omar, M ^a   Hassan, M ^a   Saito, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depth decay; Diffusion limit; Infrared thermography depth probing; Point spread function (PSF); Signal to noise ratio SNR

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FUNCTIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TUMORS;

DEPTH DECAY; DIFFUSION LIMIT; INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY DEPTH PROBING; POINT SPREAD FUNCTION (PSF); SIGNAL TO NOISE SNR;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 20144368396     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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