The Fundamentals of Infrared Thermal Imaging

$82.00

James K. Kubiak (Editor)

Series: Technology in a Globalizing World
BISAC: TEC000000

This book contains five chapters that detail infrared thermal imaging. Chapter One aims to understand the potential benefits of using thermography as an additional tool for evaluating postural control. Chapter Two discusses the distribution of body temperature in musculoskeletal diseases, as well as the pathophysiology regarding body temperature and its relationship with pain. Chapter Three proposes a simple in-situ noninvasive approach for R-value measurement based on interfacial thermal resistance of the thermal boundary layer between envelope exterior surface and ambient air, and infrared thermal imaging of envelope surface. Chapter Four discusses studies related to the physiology of body temperature, the importance of similar temperature distribution between body hemispheres, and normality patterns of this distribution evaluated by thermography. Lastly, Chapter Five addresses body temperature distribution in patients with and without strokes and the associations between sensorimotor recovery, sensitivity, perception, and body temperature in individuals with stroke sequelae.

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Postural Control and Thermography
Patrícia Neuman Bronstein, Fábio Marcon Alfieri and Linamara Rizzo Battistella
Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Chapter 2. Thermography in Musculoskeletal Diseases
Natália Cristina de Oliveira¹,², Fábio Marcon Alfieri¹,³ and Linamara Rizzo Battistella³,⁴
¹Adventist University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
²Guarulhos University, Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
³Clinical Research Center, Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
⁴Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Chapter 3. Quantitative Thermography: A Noninvasive Method for Building Envelope
R-Value Measurements
Kirk Zheng¹, Yong K. Cho² and Chao Wang³, PhDs
¹Energy Systems Studio, China Academy of Building Research, Beijng, China
²School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
³Bert S. Turner Dept. of Construction Management, College of Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Chapter 4. Body Temperature and Thermography
Fábio Marcon Alfieri¹,², Natália Cristina de Oliveira²,³ and Linamara Rizzo Battistella¹,⁴
¹Clinical Research Center, Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
²Adventist University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
³Guarulhos University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
⁴Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Chapter 5. Thermography in Strokes
Fábio Marcon Alfieri¹,², Artur César Aquino dos Santos¹ and Linamara Rizzo Battistella¹,³
¹Centro de Pesquisa Clinica, Instituto de Medicina Fisica e Reabilitacao, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
²Adventist University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
³Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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