TY - JOUR
T1 - The simulation of skin temperature distributions by means of a relaxation method (applied to IR thermography)
AU - Vermey, G.F.
PY - 1975
Y1 - 1975
N2 - To solve the differential equation for the heat in a two-layer, rectangular piece of skin tissue, a relaxation method, based on a finite difference technique, is used. The temperature distributions on the skin surface are calculated. The results are used to derive a criterion for the resolution for an infrared thermograph in a specific situation. A major limitation on the resolution in medical thermography is given. As an example of the power of the model, the sensitivity of the temperature profiles for variations of the layer thickness is determined.
AB - To solve the differential equation for the heat in a two-layer, rectangular piece of skin tissue, a relaxation method, based on a finite difference technique, is used. The temperature distributions on the skin surface are calculated. The results are used to derive a criterion for the resolution for an infrared thermograph in a specific situation. A major limitation on the resolution in medical thermography is given. As an example of the power of the model, the sensitivity of the temperature profiles for variations of the layer thickness is determined.
KW - IR-60483
U2 - 10.1088/0031-9155/20/3/003
DO - 10.1088/0031-9155/20/3/003
M3 - Article
SN - 0031-9155
VL - 20
SP - 384
EP - 394
JO - Physics in medicine and biology
JF - Physics in medicine and biology
IS - 3
ER -