Artificial Intelligence for Thermal Imaging in Medical and Industrial Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Optics and Lasers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026 | Viewed by 967
Editor
Interests: image processing; thermal imaging; machine learning; disease detection algorithms; biomedical diagnostics
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on artificial intelligence-driven thermal imaging for medical and industrial applications. Advances in infrared thermography, combined with machine learning and computer vision, have enabled the non-contact, non-invasive monitoring and detection of physiological and structural anomalies. Thermal imaging provides unique spatiotemporal information related to heat distribution, making it a powerful modality for early diagnosis, condition monitoring, and intelligent inspection systems.
This Special Issue is centered on the AI-based analysis of thermal data, including deep learning, machine learning, and multimodal approaches applied to infrared imaging. Particular emphasis is placed on medical diagnostics, physiological monitoring, and industrial inspection, where thermal imaging supports early detection, fault identification, and predictive analysis.
We seek original research and review papers addressing thermal image processing, automated feature extraction, intelligent thermal pattern analysis, and real-time thermographic systems. Topics of interest include medical thermography, non-invasive diagnostic technologies, industrial fault detection, smart sensing systems, and the integration of thermal cameras with embedded and AI-driven platforms. Contributions that demonstrate practical implementations and clinically or industrially relevant applications are particularly encouraged.
Dr. Oshrit A. Hoffer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- thermal imaging
- infrared thermography
- AI in thermography
- medical thermography
- thermal image analysis
- non-invasive diagnostics
- industrial thermal inspection
- intelligent sensing systems
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