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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Real Time Image Processing For Medical Infrared Imaging

Kiziloz, Cemil 01 December 2005 (has links) (PDF)
This thesis focuses on Medical Infrared Imaging. It deals with the implementation of an infrared imaging system that can be used as a thermograph. A user interface program is also signed in order to control the imaging system. The system is implemented using Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Description Language (VHDL). Digitizing the data is implemented by Field Programmable Gate Array. Non-uniformities at the detector data are corrected by the two-point correction algorithm. To obtain absolute temperature readings, another system calibration process is also performed. Real-time histogram equalization algorithm and a realtime convolution operation are implemented using the VHDL. Tests of these implementations are performed by comparing the results with the numerical values. A user interface program is developed to allow the operator select any filter type and measure the temperature of any point in the object. Previous studies showed that an infrared system should detect a temperature difference of 500&deg / mK if it is to be used for biomedical applications. Using a black body system with a precise temperature control, it is shown that this specification is satisfied. Clinical evaluations for a few patients reveal that the implemented medical infrared system can be used for biomedical applications.

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