Biomedical infrared imaging in Japan: present status and future strategies

This paper discusses the professional and cultural preconceptions that may exist in collaborative work involving researchers from many nations and disciplines; difficulties faced by Japanese researchers; specific points pertaining to increasing the participation of Japanese in international projects on biomedical infrared imaging; the composition of the Japanese Society of Thermology; the imaging systems currently employed in Japan, and the extent of their use; and the difficulties that must be overcome in order to achieve wider adoption of infrared imaging techniques in Japan