Thermogram. Coloured thermogram of a naked couple standing beside each other. Thermography is a technique for visualising skin and body temperatures.

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Thermogram. Coloured thermogram of a naked couple standing beside each other. Thermography is a technique for visualising skin and body temperatures. The colours represent different temperatures: from black (coolest) to pink, yellow and white (warmest). Skin temperature reflects the volume of blood supply across parts of the body, and can highlight a variety of circulatory dysfunctions. Long-wavelength infrared radiation is emitted by the skin in proportion to the skin temperature. This heat radiation is detected electronically by a thermographic camera, and processed to give a thermogram image.

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Size: 2480px × 3647px
Photo credit: © DR RAY CLARK (FRPS) & MERVYN DE CALCINAGOFF (FRPS)/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: anatomy, body, couple, human, image, imaging, infrared, man, temperature, thermogram, thermograph, thermography, woman