Composite materials have appropriate thermal properties for detection flaws by means of non-destructive infrared thermography methods. Infrared thermography methods are based on tracking heat flow that has been induced by flood lamps. Lock-in thermography, as one of infrared thermography methods, is used in detection of flaws. Surface of specimen is periodically heated by heat flow in form of s...

With an increase in the number of breast cancer cases worldwide, there is urgent need to develop techniques for early abnormality detection. Thermography known its potential detect abnormalities at stage. A novel threshold-based non-machine learning asymmetry analysis using textural features proposed Breast are indicated by regions elevated temperatures (hot-regions), usually, red colour thermo...

BACKGROUND The temperature of the skin remains elevated long after breast-conserving treatment with irradiation, perhaps because evaporative cooling is impaired. We investigated physiological changes of the irradiated skin and reevaluated the radiosensitivity of sweat glands on a functional basis to determine whether severe complications can be predicted. METHODS Breast and axillary skin temp...

The use of infrared thermography for the identification of lameness in cattle has increased in recent years largely because of its non-invasive properties, ease of automation and continued cost reductions. Thermography can be used to identify and determine thermal abnormalities in animals by characterizing an increase or decrease in the surface temperature of their skin. The variation in superf...

BACKGROUND Failure to achieve properly localized, permanent tissue destruction is a common cause of arrhythmia recurrence after cardiac ablation. Current methods of assessing lesion size and location during cardiac radiofrequency ablation are unreliable or not suited for repeated assessment during the procedure. MRI thermography could be used to delineate permanent ablation lesions because tiss...

This paper provides a summary of the Australian experience with infrared thermography as a nondestructive inspection (NDI) tool for through-life support of aircraft within the Australian Defence Force (ADF). It covers the key variants of active thermography including flash, synchronous (or lock-in), and sonic as well as thermoelastic stress analysis and presents a range of applications to milit...