Ear thermometry for assessing human body temperature

Ear thermometry for assessing human body temperature

Various brands of infrared (IR) ear thermometers may read different temperatures from the same patient due to variations in optical designs. To alleviate this discrepancy it is proposed to use an instrumentational corrective offset specific for each brand.

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Hauptverfasser: Fraden, J., Lackey, R., Hyle, J.
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biomedical optical imaging
Biomembranes
Displays
Ear
Humans
Instruments
Irrigation
Optical sensors
Probes
Temperature measurement
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Zusammenfassung:Various brands of infrared (IR) ear thermometers may read different temperatures from the same patient due to variations in optical designs. To alleviate this discrepancy it is proposed to use an instrumentational corrective offset specific for each brand.
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.1993.978973