@article{10902/28987,
year = {2020},
month = {2},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/28987},
abstract = {Thermal imaging is a promising technology in the medical field. Recent developments in low-cost infrared (IR) sensors, compatible with smartphones, provide competitive advantages for home-monitoring applications. However, these sensors present reduced capabilities compared to more expensive high-end devices. In this work, the characterization of thermal cameras is described and carried out. This characterization includes non-uniformity (NU) effects and correction as well as the thermal cameras´ dependence on room temperature, noise-equivalent temperature difference (NETD), and response curve stability with temperature. Results show that low-cost thermal cameras offer good performance, especially when used in temperature-controlled environments, providing evidence of the suitability of such sensors for medical applications, particularly in the assessment of diabetic foot ulcers on which we focused this study.},
organization = {This research was funded by the IACTEC Technological Training program, grant number TF INNOVA 2016-2021, and by the European Union Interreg-Mac funding program, grant number MAC/1.1.b/098 (MACbioIDi project).},
publisher = {MDPI},
publisher = {Sensors, 2020, 20(5), 12321},
title = {Performance assessment of low-cost thermal cameras for medical applications},
author = {Villa Benito, Enrique and Arteaga Marrero, Natalia and Ruiz Alzola, Juan},
}