Evaluation of Perfusion and Thermal Parameters of Skin Tissue Using Cold Provocation and Thermographic Measurements

Measurement of the perfusion coefficient and thermal parameters of skin tissue using dynamic thermography is presented in this paper. A novel approach based on cold provocation and thermal modelling of skin tissue is presented. The measurement was performed on a person’s forearm using a special cool...

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Published in:Metrology and Measurement systems 2016-09, Vol.23 (3), p.373-381
Main Authors: Strąkowska, Maria, Strąkowski, Robert, Strzelecki, Michał, Mey, Gilbert de, Więcek, Bogusław
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
active thermovision
measurement uncertainty
perfusion
skin tissue
thermal model
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Summary:Measurement of the perfusion coefficient and thermal parameters of skin tissue using dynamic thermography is presented in this paper. A novel approach based on cold provocation and thermal modelling of skin tissue is presented. The measurement was performed on a person’s forearm using a special cooling device equipped with the Peltier module. The proposed method first cools the skin, and then measures the changes of its temperature matching the measurement results with a heat transfer model to estimate the skin perfusion and other thermal parameters. In order to assess correctness of the proposed approach, the uncertainty analysis was performed.
ISSN:2300-1941
2080-9050
2300-1941
DOI:10.1515/mms-2016-0032