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3D Dynamic Thermography System for Biomedical Applications

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Application of Infrared to Biomedical Sciences

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3D thermography systems that combine 3D geometric data and 2D thermography data enable users to have a more accurate representation of the surface temperature distribution and aid in its interpretation. A system for 3D dynamic infrared thermography comprising two units is presented; each unit consists of an off-the-shelf depth camera rigidly mounted to a FLIR thermal camera. The units are fixed on the arms of the device that allow their placement in desired positions near the subject. To generate a single 3D thermogram, the data obtained from the depth cameras is registered with the images from the thermal cameras. The process of generating a 3D thermogram is repeated several times while thermally stimulating the surface of the subject to produce a series of 3D thermograms. The developed system provides a number of advantages in research for biomedical applications, such as the correct temperature measurements on curved surfaces, the possibility to select regions of interest by taking into account the shape of the subject and the possibility to use the 3D data to easily eliminate the background from 2D thermograms.

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Authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from CONACyT (Mexico) under grant 213208, from Convocatoria “Proyectos de desarrollo cientifco para atender problem as nacionales, 2013” and under grant 222496, from Convocatoria “Programa de Estímulos a la Innovación, 2015.” We also wish to thank C. Dávila Peralta and R. Rodriquez Carvajal for active participation in part of these projects.

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Chernov, G., Chernov, V., Barboza Flores, M. (2017). 3D Dynamic Thermography System for Biomedical Applications. In: Ng, E., Etehadtavakol, M. (eds) Application of Infrared to Biomedical Sciences. Series in BioEngineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3147-2_28

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