Using fractal analysis of thermal signatures for thyroid disease evaluation

Gheorghe Gavriloaia; Emil Sofron; Mariuca-Roxana Gavriloaia; Adina-Mariana Ghemigean

doi:10.1117/12.882294

4 December 2010 Using fractal analysis of thermal signatures for thyroid disease evaluation

Gheorghe Gavriloaia, Emil Sofron, Mariuca-Roxana Gavriloaia, Adina-Mariana Ghemigean

Proceedings Volume 7821, Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnologies V; 78211O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.882294
Event: Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnologies, 2010, Constanta, Romania

Abstract

The skin is the largest organ of the body and it protects against heat, light, injury and infection. Skin temperature is an important parameter for diagnosing diseases. Thermal analysis is non-invasive, painless, and relatively inexpensive, showing a great potential research. Since the thyroid regulates metabolic rate it is intimately connected to body temperature, more than, any modification of its function generates a specific thermal image on the neck skin. The shapes of thermal signatures are often irregular in size and shape. Euclidean geometry is not able to evaluate their shape for different thyroid diseases, and fractal geometry is used in this paper. Different thyroid diseases generate different shapes, and their complexity are evaluated by specific mathematical approaches, fractal analysis, in order to the evaluate selfsimilarity and lacunarity. Two kinds of thyroid diseases, hyperthyroidism and papillary cancer are analyzed in this paper. The results are encouraging and show the ability to continue research for thermal signature to be used in early diagnosis of thyroid diseases.

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Gheorghe Gavriloaia, Emil Sofron, Mariuca-Roxana Gavriloaia, and Adina-Mariana Ghemigean "Using fractal analysis of thermal signatures for thyroid disease evaluation", Proc. SPIE 7821, Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnologies V, 78211O (4 December 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.882294

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