Infrared Imaging in Medicine
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چکیده
The first documented application of Infrared (IR) imaging in medicine was in 1956 [40], when breast cancer patients were examined for asymmetric hot spots and vascularity in IR images of the breasts. Since then, numerous research findings have been published [24], [41], [44] and the 1960s witnessed the first surge of medical application of the IR technology [20], [23], with breast cancer detection as the primary practice. However, IR imaging has not been widely recognized in medicine nowadays, largely due to the premature use of the technology, the superficial understanding of IR images, and its poorly controlled introduction into breast cancer detection in the 70s [38]. Recently, advances in a couple of related areas have pushed forward series of activities to reappraise the role of IR imaging in medicine [9], [29], [27], [33], [37], [38]. These advances, including the development of the new-generation infrared technology, smart image processing algorithms, and the pathophysiological-based understanding of IR images, will provide a cost-effective, non-invasive, non-destructive, and patient-friendly approach to health monitoring and examination, as well as to assisting diagnosis. In this article, we discuss these new developments in detail.
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