Progress in the measurement of human body temperature

Author

Ring, Francis J.

Author_Institution

R. Nat. Hosp. for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, UK

Volume

17

Issue

4

fYear

1998

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

24

Abstract

This article traces the development of temperature measurement including the author´s own experience of using thermal imaging in modern rheumatology and pharmacology. The advent of computer image processing first developed by the author for this application in 1970 has revolutionized the speed and reliability of the technique. Early work in thermometry, advances in infrared techniques, and the use these techniques in studies concerning Paget´s disease and reactive hyperemia of the skin are also discussed.

Keywords

biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; biothermics; infrared imaging; reviews; temperature measurement; thermometers; Paget´s disease; bone disease; computer image processing; human body temperature measurement; pharmacology; reactive hyperemia; rheumatology; skin; thermal imaging; thermoscope; Anthropometry; Blood; Diseases; Glass; Humans; Ice; Instruments; Nervous system; Temperature distribution; Temperature sensors; Arthritis; Body Temperature; Equipment Design; History, 17th Century; History, 18th Century; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; History, Ancient; Humans; Hyperemia; Osteitis Deformans; Skin Diseases; Thermography; Thermometers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0739-5175

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/51.687959

Filename

687959