Thermal measurement of the skin during different procedures could be facili-
tated using a fiber optic radiometer. Temperature measurement of skin and
tissue during laser heating may help prevent the doctor from damaging the
surrounding tissue. This is important in applications such as skin resurfacing
[117], laser tissue soldering [118], and burn generation [119]. Moreover, the
temperature measurement could be used as a feedback [120] to the procedure
and could automate some of the procedures by stopping the laser when the
temperature reaches a certain value.
23.7 THERMAL IMAGING
The use of thermal imaging is increasing mainly because of the improvement
in thermal cameras. In vivo studies [121] have increased the clinical value of this
equipment in ...