Chapter 4
Applications of Infrared Thermography to Medicine
Boris G. Vainer
Abstract
Medicine is one of the most active fields in the use of infrared thermography (IRT). Medical diagnostics and monitoring today afford an opportunity to utilize the unique potentials of modern computer equipped FPA-based infrared cameras. At the same time, a large majority of IRT-assisted diagnostic methods and medical investigations are still modelled on the principles developed on the basis of instruments of previous generations. The aim of this chapter is to present the range of problems on up-to-date medical IRT in an orderly fashion and to unveil the unique capabilities of this method as applied to medicine.
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