Vision system for human body infrared thermography

Abstract

A new method in medicine for detecting and investigating the illness like breast cancer is the Infrared Thermographic Imaging. An infrared thermal camera takes a temperature map of human body. The exact localization of specific areas from 2-dimensions thermal map is difficult and implies an invasive intervention of medicine doctors. In order to automate this process a special scanner for acquire a 4-dimensions map is used and consist of the 3-D scanner and the temperature sensor. In present paper an example of acquisitions the 4-D temperature map in the breast region is presented.

Thermal Camera Use for Evaluation of Patients and Injured in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Events

“…By the infrared thermography method, the body temperature change and the body temperature distribution can be analyzed. The thermogram image of the body under normal conditions and under the presence of the CBRN agents can be compared for differences (Ivanescu and Ciupitu, 2010;Tkáčová et al, 2011). For example, the temperature level close to the radioactive material is higher than in other regions, and the color of the region in the thermogram image is expected to turn towards red tones.…”

“…For this reason, when there is a local temperature increase, a color change is also observed in the thermal camera. Other advantages are, thermal cameras are not affected by the skin color of humans, produce thermal images independently of daylight, and capture images on a large group of people at the same time (Ivanescu and Ciupitu, 2010;Tkáčová et al, 2011).…”

“…Considering the latest technologies, the use of special thermal infrared imagers in the medical field is increasing day by day. It is used successfully in the field, especially in the detection of cancer types, diabetes, neuropathy, peripheral vascular disorders, and many similar diseases, and it can also be used in research such as the variables of activity result and the investigation of body comfort (Ivanescu and Ciupitu, 2010;Jackers, 2014).…”