Grayscale thermographic imaging

摘要

Through the measurement and interpretation of the pixels of grayscale digital thermographic images of abnormalities of the skin and its subcutaneous tissue, early intervention and treatment of abnormalities of the skin and its subcutaneous tissue are possible, thereby assisting clinicians in making significant impacts on prevention and treatment.

主权项

1. A combination thermal and visual image capturing device used to capture real time thermal and visual images of surface and subsurface biological tissue, said device comprising: a power source, said power source functionally connected to said device; a generally pistol shaped housing, a long wave infrared microbolometer, said microbolometer functionally connected to said power source a digital camera, said digital camera functionally connected to said power source and disposed at a collinear position relatively distal from said microbolometer; a first of LED laser, said first laser functionally connected to said power source and at a predetermined distance from said microbolometer; a second LED laser, said second laser functionally connected to said power source and disposed at a predetermined distance from said microbolometer opposite said first laser, wherein each said laser is disposed along a line perpendicular to a line disposed through the central axis of said microbolometer and said digital camera, and where each laser is disposed to emit light at a predetermined angle relative to the image capturing device, said imaging apparatus further comprising means to electronically provide thermal image information from the microbolometer and visual image information from said digital camera to another electronic device or system.