Anti-doping control with thermography

Detection aof applied substances by means of Infrared-Thermography

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The Thermografie Institut Berlin has been making thermographic comparison studies between applications in human und veterinary medicine in relation to metabolic qualities, systematics and function since 2004. These are carried out in co-operation with the Freie Universitaet Berlin (Humanbiologische Fakultaet, Institut fuer Anthropologie) and the Tieraerztliche Hochschule Hannover (Medizinische Physik, Veterinaermedizinische Fakultaet) as well as with the Zoo Berlin and several medical and zoological facilities.

In the framework of examinations of the spectral changes of skin surfaces due to applied substances (per example by sodium lye – „chemical rapping of horses“, anti-inflammatory or pain-relief substances on junctions) these substances are detected with use of infrared technology. The density of the skin surface changes with the application of substances and is measurable by means of infrared thermography. With skin contact every substance causes a specific density change of the surface, which refers to the spectral pattern of a certain substance.

According to the spectral function of the substance - what can show increase as well as reduction of temperature – the measurement is carried out with a precision of 1/100K.

With infrared-imaging these changes in the surface’s temperature can be surely detected and directly compared to normal skin temperature areas immediately. The measurement of applied substances is contactless and can be carried out up to a distance of 50 m.

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