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Investigation of the Impact of Infrared Sensors on Core Body Temperature Monitoring by Comparing Measurement Sites
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Many types of thermometers have been developed to measure body temperature. Infrared thermometers (IRT) are fast, convenient and ease to use. Two types of infrared thermometers are uses to measure body temperature: tympanic and forehead. With the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, forehead temperature measurement is used widely to screen people for the illness. The performance of this type of device and the criteria for screening are worth studying. This study evaluated the performance of two types of tympanic infrared thermometers and an industrial infrared thermometer. The results showed that these infrared thermometers provide good precision. A fixed offset between tympanic and forehead temperature were found. The measurement values for wrist temperature show significant offsets with the tympanic temperature and cannot be used to screen fevers. The standard operating procedure (SOP) for the measurement of body temperature using an infrared thermometer was proposed. The suggestion threshold for the forehead temperature is 36 °C for screening of fever. The body temperature of a person who is possibly ill is then measured using a tympanic infrared thermometer for the purpose of a double check.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Chen, H.-Y., Chen, A., & Chen, C.
- Affiliations
- University of California San Diego (US)
- National Chung Hsing University (TW)
- Corresponding author
- Chen, Chiachung
- Venue
- Sensors
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2020-05-19
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 2885
- ISSN
- 1424-8220 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7284737
- OpenAlex
- W3025566666
- Cited by
- 139
- References
- 63
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 42 · 2020: 15
- FWCI
- 12.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- dx.doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Sensors (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST107-2313-B005-012)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Infrared Thermography in Medicine
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine › Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Keywords
- infrared thermometer, core body temperature, tympanic temperature, forehead temperature, wrist temperature, fever screening, COVID-19 pandemic, measurement site comparison, standard operating procedures, temperature measurement accuracy
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, Body Temperature, Fever, Forehead, Humans, Infrared Rays, Pneumonia, Viral, Thermometers, Coronavirus Infections, Pandemics
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