Thermal imaging of a vein of the forearm: Analysis and thermal modelling

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-20

  Boué, Christine ^a   Cassagne, Francis ^a   Massoud, Chadi ^a   Fournier, Danièle ^a  

^a INSTITUT LANGEVIN   (France)

Author keywords

Blood flow velocity; Depth of a vein; Imaging; Infrared thermography; Skin temperature

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; FLOW VELOCITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SKIN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; PERIODICAL HEATING; SKIN TEMP; THERMAL MODELING; THERMAL SOLICITATION;

INFRARED IMAGING;

EID: 34347363230     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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