A Novel Approach of Analyzing the Relation between the Inner Heat Source and the Surface Temperature Distribution in Thermal Texture Maps

Abstract

Thermal Texture Maps is a new medical imaging technology. It can pinpoint the abnormal heat sources inside human body by using thermography analysis. Many clinical studies have confirmed its diagnostic value. The current principle is to establish the relationship between the inner heat source and the surface temperature distribution by means of thermal-electric analogy, and then the depth of the heat source is obtained by defining the half power point. Although the method produced higher effectiveness and sensitivity that supported by many clinical applications, its methodology is beyond comprehension. In this paper, we propose a novel method to deduce the depth and intensity of the inner heat source from the surface temperature distribution.