Title :
Non-contact measurement of thermal properties of the skin
Author :
Togawa, Tatsuo ; Saito, Hirokazu
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Med. & Dental Eng., Tokyo Med. & Dental Univ., Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
The square root of product of thermal conductivity, density and specific heat, V(kpc), of the skin was estimated from infrared radiation measurement at stepwise change of ambient radiation temperature. To effect this change, two shades at different temperatures were switched mechanically. Measurements were made at different sites of the body in 20 subjects, and averaged V(kpc) was 1884 ± 611(SD) W s1/2 / m2 K. Application of this method to thermographic measurement is discussed.
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; biothermics; density; infrared imaging; skin; specific heat; ambient radiation temperature; density; infrared radiation measurement; noncontact measurement; skin thermal property; specific heat; thermal conductivity; thermographic measurement; Forehead; Heating; Radiometry;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5760941
