A focal plane array system for clinical infra red imaging

Author

Ring, E.F.J. ; Minchinton, M.A.B. ; Elvins, D.M.

Author_Institution

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

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

36434

Abstract

Thermal infrared imaging (IR) in medicine has been dependent on single element detectors with mechanical scanning systems for four decades. Modern IR systems now offer high speed, high resolution. This paper reports a study made during an upgrade from a cooled single element Agena 782M imager to a new uncooled focal plane army Thermovision (Flir systems Inc.). The results show spatial resolution to be higher with the new Thermovision, resolving skin vasculature. The autocalibration of this camera can produce some temperature measurement variability

Keywords

biomedical equipment; biomedical imaging; biothermics; blood vessels; cameras; focal planes; image resolution; skin; temperature measurement; Flir systems Inc.; camera autocalibration; clinical infra red imaging; cooled single element Agena 782M imager; focal plane array system; high speed high resolution systems; mechanical scanning systems; medical diagnostic imaging; single element detectors; spatial resolution; temperature measurement variability; Biomedical imaging; Calibration; Cameras; Detectors; Diseases; Image resolution; Optical imaging; Skin; Spatial resolution; Temperature measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5674-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804282

Filename

804282