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Background: We were aimed to analyze if a body tattoo can influence thermographic examination in case of precise thermal measurements. Methods: The study was conducted on a volunteer whose tattoo was made in a professional tattoo parlor, on the upper part of his chest. An infrared camera, dedicated to biomechanical and biomedical examination, was used to record the temperature distribution. Additionally, a universal protocol for thermographic examination is proposed and described. Results: It is shown that a tattoo can have an influence on a local skin temperature. This implies that, during any kind of thermographic examination, it is necessary to check if the local difference in a temperature is caused by a tattoo.
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Zagrodny, B., Kaczorowski, Ł., Awrejcewicz, J. (2021). Influence of Body Tattoo on Thermal Image—A Case Report. In: Gzik, M., Paszenda, Z., Pietka, E., Tkacz, E., Milewski, K. (eds) Innovations in Biomedical Engineering. AAB 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1223. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52180-6_23
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