Thermal screening of facial skin arterial hot spots using non-contact infrared radiometry

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 341-348

  Williams, E M ^a   Heusch, A I ^a   McCarthy, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Fever; Temporal artery temperature; Tympanic temperature

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; THERMOMETERS;

BODY TEMPERATURE; FACIAL SKIN; FEVER; HOTSPOTS; INFRARED THERMOMETRY; MASS SCREENINGS; NON-CONTACT; SKIN TEMPERATURES; TEMPORAL ARTERY TEMPERATURE; TYMPANIC TEMPERATURE;

PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; FACE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NON CONTACT INFRARED RADIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; SCREENING; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOMETER;

EID: 41049093854     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/29/3/005     Document Type: Article

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