Medical applications of infrared thermography: A review

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 221-235

  Lahiri, B B ^a   Bagavathiappan, S ^a   Jayakumar, T ^a   Philip, John ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Dentistry; Diabetes; Fever screening; Infrared thermography; Medical thermography

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS; BACKGROUND INFORMATION; BODY SURFACE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN IMAGING; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL THERMOMETERS; CRITICAL REVIEW; HIGH RESOLUTION; INFRA-RED CAMERAS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL FIELDS; MEDICAL THERMOGRAPHY; NON-CONTACT AND NON-INVASIVE; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; REAL TIME; REGIONS OF INTEREST; SKIN TEMPERATURES; THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS; THERMAL PHYSIOLOGY;

DENTISTRY; DISEASES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE INDICATING CAMERAS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84862180341     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2012.03.007     Document Type: Review

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