Medical Infrared ImagingRapid evolution of technical advances in infrared sensor technology, image processing, ‘smart algorithms, databases, and system integration paves the way for new methods of research and use in medical infrared imaging. These breakthroughs permit easy-to-use, high-sensitivity imaging that can address key issues of diagnostic specificity and engende |
Contents
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| 3-7 | |
Diagnostics Antoni Nowakowski | 3-73 |
Dynamic Thermal Assessment Michael Anbar | 3-104 |
A Review | 12-9 |
Biomedical Applications of Functional Infrared Imaging Arcangelo Merla and Gian Luca Romani | 16-15 |
Thermal Imaging in Diseases of the Skeletal and Neuromuscular Systems Francis E Ring | 16-24 |
Functional Infrared Imaging in the Evaluation of Complex | 16-38 |
Thermal Imaging in Surgery | 16-58 |
Infrared Imaging Applied to Dentistry | 16-74 |
Storage and Retrieval of Medical Thermograms Gerald Schaefer | 23 |
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