Thermal Camera
Photos
These thermal photos were part
of a collection on the web by a manufacturer of Scientific Thermal Cameras.
These photos were produced to demonstrate the usefulness of thermal imagning in
studies on circulation. There was a beautiful photo of a pregnant horse, but
the site is no longer in use. http://home1.gte.net/infrared/ba1.htm
I have saved these sequences of
thermal photos showing the effects of magnets on the temperature of extremities,
in these cases, fingers. It is believed that the subject was the
photographer's mother standing with her hands against the back of a
chair.
The
first sequence was done using a Nikken magnet.
Thermal Camera Photo Sequence without a Magnet
Female subject - 74 years of age. The images are
animated in time sequence over a period of five minutes to confirm the
consistency of the subject's poor circulatory activity in the
hands. Note that there is total
cutoff ... the fingers don't appear on the image. This lack of activity was
evident over a period of five minutes. No change occurs. (6 images in
series)
Thermal Camera Photo Sequence with Magnet on arm
The same subject immediately after a magnet was taped with bandaid to
the vicinity of the elbow as indicated.
There is a cool blue/purple zone where the magnet is located initially. This
heats up over the time period involved. Note the dramatic change in
circulation to the
fingers and torso occurring in this series of 13 views. The magnet used was the size of
a silver dollar. Although the magnet is on one arm only, note that both sets of
fingers warm up at the same rate
Special
Note:
The above examples are from a single test conducted using the magnets on one
person, on one day. These pictures illustrate that it would be useful for more
extensive testing to be conducted using thermal imaging in a scientific
environment.
These next sequences were done on a
different day using a Theramagnet neodymium
magnet.
Thermal Camera Photo Sequence without a Magnet
Subject is the same 74 year old female with circulation problems.
Time sequence of 7 images animated from 9:46 until 9:52 am. June 28, 1999.
Note that fingers are in the blue zone for cold.
Thermal Camera Photo Sequence with dummy Magnet
A dime was applied to the subject's right wrist (image left) as a placebo test.
Time sequence was from 9:53 until 9:57 am June 28, 1999.
Thermal Camera Photo Sequence with neodymium Magnet
Neodymium magnet applied to wrist.
Note change to fingers over sequence of 9 images for short period of time from 9:59 - 10:03
