Infrared imaging of burn wounds

Author

Chen, Song Yan ; Patel, M.M. ; Engler, P.E. ; Kosonocky, W.F. ; Mansour, H. ; Petrone, S.

Author_Institution

New Jersey Inst. of Technol., Newark, NJ, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

1992

Firstpage

157

Abstract

Summary form only given. Burn wounds are imaged with an infrared charge-coupled device camera. The camera is composed of an 320*244 array of platinum silicide Schottky-barrier infrared detectors, operating at liquid nitrogen temperature. The system operates in the medium wavelength infrared range of 3-5 mu m. With careful calibration and adjustments, a black-and-white image composed of 256 gray levels can be resolved down to 0.1 degrees C per gray level increment. The 256 gray levels are converted to a color spectrum composed of 16 colors, with 1.6 degrees C temperature difference between colors.

Keywords

CCD image sensors; biothermics; calibration; infrared imaging; patient diagnosis; 3 to 5 micron; 320 by 244 array; 77 K; IR imaging; PtSi; PtSi Schottky barrier IR detector; adjustments; black-and-white image; burn wounds; calibration; color spectrum; female breast; gray levels; infrared charge-coupled device camera; liquid N₂ temperature; temperature difference; Calibration; Cameras; Infrared detectors; Infrared imaging; Nitrogen; Platinum; Sensor arrays; Silicides; Temperature; Wounds;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Bioengineering Conference, 1992., Proceedings of the 1992 Eighteenth IEEE Annual Northeast

Conference_Location

Kingston, RI, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0902-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NEBC.1992.285996

Filename

285996