An image-processing program for the evaluation of asymmetrical thermal distributions

Author

Mabuchi, Kunihiko ; Chinzei, Tsuneo ; Fujimasa, Iwao ; Haeno, Shigehiko ; Abe, Yusuke ; Yonezawa, Takumi

Author_Institution

Center for Collaborative Res., Tokyo Univ., Japan

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

30 Oct-2 Nov 1997

Firstpage

725

Abstract

The most common and most effective method for using thermography to detect abnormalities is to compare the thermographic image of the affected area with that of the corresponding contralateral healthy area, even though this method can be applied to cases with only hemilateral involvement. This paper describes the development of an image-processing program capable of producing images of the temperature difference between the affected side and the corresponding contralateral healthy side of the living body. The feasibility of the image-processing program was demonstrated by employing it for diagnostic purposes with actual clinical patients

Keywords

biothermics; infrared imaging; medical image processing; temperature distribution; abnormalities detection; asymmetrical thermal distributions evaluation; clinical patients; contralateral healthy area; diagnostic purposes; hemilateral involvement; image-processing program; living body; medical diagnostic imaging; temperature difference images; thermography; Biomedical imaging; Collaboration; Distributed computing; Educational institutions; Gaussian processes; Integral equations; Medical diagnostic imaging; Orthopedic surgery; Skin; Temperature distribution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4262-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757738

Filename

757738