Thermal infrared imaging: Toward diagnostic medical capability

Thermal infrared imaging (TIRI) employs a focal plane array (FPA) of infrared detectors, with associated optics and optoelectronics to remotely detect and topographically map thermal emittance. Thermal and optical properties of human physioanatomy are not fully understood yet confounding diagnostic...

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Main Authors: Arthur, D., Khan, Masood Mehmood
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5121
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description Thermal infrared imaging (TIRI) employs a focal plane array (FPA) of infrared detectors, with associated optics and optoelectronics to remotely detect and topographically map thermal emittance. Thermal and optical properties of human physioanatomy are not fully understood yet confounding diagnostic interpretation of human TIRI's. Elucidation of the specific physical mechanism via which thermal emission arises from human anatomy in-vivo requires empirical investigation under objective clinical protocols. This paper characterizes the fundamental architecture of the clinical TIRI system with a view to facilitation of objective protocol development, elucidation of the mechanism/s of human thermal infrared emittance, and eventual validation of TIRI as a diagnostic medical tool. Relevant recent and ongoing empirical studies by the authors are also summarized. © 2011 IEEE.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-51212017-09-13T14:43:28Z Thermal infrared imaging: Toward diagnostic medical capability Arthur, D. Khan, Masood Mehmood Thermal infrared imaging (TIRI) employs a focal plane array (FPA) of infrared detectors, with associated optics and optoelectronics to remotely detect and topographically map thermal emittance. Thermal and optical properties of human physioanatomy are not fully understood yet confounding diagnostic interpretation of human TIRI's. Elucidation of the specific physical mechanism via which thermal emission arises from human anatomy in-vivo requires empirical investigation under objective clinical protocols. This paper characterizes the fundamental architecture of the clinical TIRI system with a view to facilitation of objective protocol development, elucidation of the mechanism/s of human thermal infrared emittance, and eventual validation of TIRI as a diagnostic medical tool. Relevant recent and ongoing empirical studies by the authors are also summarized. © 2011 IEEE. 2011 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5121 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091518 restricted
spellingShingle Arthur, D.
Khan, Masood Mehmood
Thermal infrared imaging: Toward diagnostic medical capability
title Thermal infrared imaging: Toward diagnostic medical capability
title_full Thermal infrared imaging: Toward diagnostic medical capability
title_fullStr Thermal infrared imaging: Toward diagnostic medical capability
title_full_unstemmed Thermal infrared imaging: Toward diagnostic medical capability
title_short Thermal infrared imaging: Toward diagnostic medical capability
title_sort thermal infrared imaging: toward diagnostic medical capability
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5121