Pulsed photothermal radiometry in optically transparent media containing discrete optical absorbers

IA Vitkin, BC Wilson, RR Anderson… - Physics in Medicine & …, 1994 - iopscience.iop.org
A description of heat transport by conduction and radiation in inhomogeneous materials
following absorption of a brief optical pulse is presented, and investigated experimentally …

Robust multiparameter method of evaluating the optical and thermal properties of a layered tissue structure using photothermal radiometry

A Matvienko, A Mandelis, S Abrams - Applied optics, 2009 - opg.optica.org
The thermal and optical properties of multilayered dental tissue structure, the result of the
surface-grown prismless layer on enamel, were evaluated simultaneously using …

Recent use of medical infrared thermography in skin neoplasms

C Magalhaes, R Vardasca… - Skin Research and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Infrared thermal imaging captures the infrared radiation emitted by the skin
surface. The thermograms contain valuable information, since the temperature distribution …

Simultaneous measurement of thermal diffusivity and optical absorption coefficient using photothermal radiometry. I. Homogeneous solids

E Apiñaniz, A Mendioroz, A Salazar - Journal of Applied Physics, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
Modulated photothermal radiometry (PTR) has been widely used to measure the thermal
diffusivity of bulk materials. The method is based on illuminating the sample with a plane …

Noninvasive thermometry using multiple‐frequency‐band radiometry: A feasibility study

SD Prionas, GM Hahn - … , The Society for Physical Regulation in …, 1985 - Wiley Online Library
The potential use of multiple‐frequency‐band radiometry as a means of noninvasive
sensing of one‐dimensional temperature profiles is presented in this communication. The …

Skin temperature evaluation by infrared thermography: comparison of two image analysis methods during the nonsteady state induced by physical exercise

D Formenti, N Ludwig, A Rossi, A Trecroci… - Infrared Physics & …, 2017 - Elsevier
The most common method to derive a temperature value from a thermal image in humans is
the calculation of the average of the temperature values of all the pixels confined within a …

Fiberoptic infrared radiometer for real time in situ thermometry inside an MRI system

S Sade, A Katzir - Magnetic resonance imaging, 2001 - Elsevier
A warm body emits radiation whose intensity I is dependent on the surface temperature T.
For T near room temperature this radiation is mostly in the mid-IR. Radiometric …

Thermal infrared imaging: toward diagnostic medical capability

DTJ Arthur, MM Khan - … Conference of the IEEE Engineering in …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Classification of factors influencing the use of infrared thermography in humans: A review

I Fernández-Cuevas, JCB Marins, JA Lastras… - Infrared Physics & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Body temperature is one of the most commonly used indicators of health status in humans.
Infrared thermography (IRT) is a safe, non-invasive and low-cost technique that allows for …

Medical applications of infrared thermography: a review

BB Lahiri, S Bagavathiappan, T Jayakumar… - Infrared physics & …, 2012 - Elsevier
Abnormal body temperature is a natural indicator of illness. Infrared thermography (IRT) is a
fast, passive, non-contact and non-invasive alternative to conventional clinical thermometers …