FUTURE TRENDS

The functional infrared imaging has great potentialities for establishing itself as a useful functional and parametric imaging modality in the next future. The ongoing research is mainly devoted for developing new algorithms for sustained and unobtrusive monitoring of individuals, both in terms of health monitoring and neuro-psycho-logical investigation. Improved bio-heat transfer models and solving algorithms are also needed for faster and more effective computation of functional parameters of interest for diagnosis and monitoring.

Diseases manifesting themselves through impairment of the skin thermoregulation are the best candidates to be studied through the proposed approach.