Infrared camera assessment of skin surface temperature - Effect of emissivity

Physica Medica

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 583-591

  Bernard, V ^a   Staffa, E ^a   Mornstein, V ^a   Bourek, A ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Emissivity; Infrared thermography; Skin; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DISINFECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMISSIVITY; GEL; HAND; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFRARED CAMERA; INFRARED THERMOIMAGING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OINTMENT; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOGRAPHY;

EMISSIVITY; INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY; SKIN; TEMPERATURE;

ALUMINUM; ARTIFACTS; COSMETICS; HAND; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAPHY; ULTRASONICS; WATER;

EID: 84885948380     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: 1724191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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