Quantitative Deconvolution of Human Thermal Infrared Emittance

The bioheat transfer models conventionally employed in etiology of human thermal infrared (TIR) emittance rely upon two assumptions; universal graybody emissivity and significant transmission of heat from subsurface tissue layers. In this work, a series of clinical and laboratory experiments were de...

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Main Authors: Arthur, Daniel, Khan, Masood
Format: Journal Article
Published: IEEE 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23886
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description The bioheat transfer models conventionally employed in etiology of human thermal infrared (TIR) emittance rely upon two assumptions; universal graybody emissivity and significant transmission of heat from subsurface tissue layers. In this work, a series of clinical and laboratory experiments were designed and carried out to conclusively evaluate the validity of the two assumptions. Results obtained from the objective analyses of TIR images of human facial and tibial regions demonstrated significant variations in spectral thermophysical properties at different anatomic locations on human body. The limited validity of the two assumptions signifies need for quantitative deconvolution of human TIR emittance in clinical, psychophysiological and critical applications. A novel approach to joint inversion of the bioheat transfer model is also introduced, levering the deterministic temperature-dependency of proton resonance frequency in low-lipid human soft tissue for characterizing the relationship between subsurface 3D tissue temperature profiles and corresponding TIR emittance.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-238862017-09-13T15:58:58Z Quantitative Deconvolution of Human Thermal Infrared Emittance Arthur, Daniel Khan, Masood clinical infrared imaging skin emissivity Bioheat-transfer modeling human infrared emittance The bioheat transfer models conventionally employed in etiology of human thermal infrared (TIR) emittance rely upon two assumptions; universal graybody emissivity and significant transmission of heat from subsurface tissue layers. In this work, a series of clinical and laboratory experiments were designed and carried out to conclusively evaluate the validity of the two assumptions. Results obtained from the objective analyses of TIR images of human facial and tibial regions demonstrated significant variations in spectral thermophysical properties at different anatomic locations on human body. The limited validity of the two assumptions signifies need for quantitative deconvolution of human TIR emittance in clinical, psychophysiological and critical applications. A novel approach to joint inversion of the bioheat transfer model is also introduced, levering the deterministic temperature-dependency of proton resonance frequency in low-lipid human soft tissue for characterizing the relationship between subsurface 3D tissue temperature profiles and corresponding TIR emittance. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23886 10.1109/TITB.2012.2225108 IEEE restricted
spellingShingle clinical infrared imaging
skin emissivity
Bioheat-transfer modeling
human infrared emittance
Arthur, Daniel
Khan, Masood
Quantitative Deconvolution of Human Thermal Infrared Emittance
title Quantitative Deconvolution of Human Thermal Infrared Emittance
title_full Quantitative Deconvolution of Human Thermal Infrared Emittance
title_fullStr Quantitative Deconvolution of Human Thermal Infrared Emittance
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative Deconvolution of Human Thermal Infrared Emittance
title_short Quantitative Deconvolution of Human Thermal Infrared Emittance
title_sort quantitative deconvolution of human thermal infrared emittance
topic clinical infrared imaging
skin emissivity
Bioheat-transfer modeling
human infrared emittance
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23886