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The effect of constitutive pigmentation on the measured emissivity of human skin

BACKGROUND: The measurement of body temperature has become commonplace in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Body temperature can be measured using thermal infrared imaging, a safe, non-contact method that relies on the emissivity of the skin being known to provide accurate readings. Skin pigmentation a...

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Autores principales: Charlton, Matthew, Stanley, Sophie A., Whitman, Zoë, Wenn, Victoria, Coats, Timothy J., Sims, Mark, Thompson, Jonathan P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7688144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33237918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241843