Abstract: A combination thermal and visual image capturing device used to capture real time thermal and visual images of surface and subsurface biological tissue, said device comprising: a power source, said power source functionally connected to said device; a housing, a long wave infrared microbolometer, said microbolometer functionally connected to said power source a digital camera; a short wave infrared microbolometer, said microbolometer functionally connected to said power source; a digital camera, said digital camera functionally connected to said power source; and a digital camera, said digital camera functionally connected to said power source, wherein said digital camera and 3D camera are contained within a USB peripheral device; said imaging apparatus further comprising means to electronically provide combined thermal image information from the microbolometers and visual image information from said digital camera and said 3D camera to another electronic device.

Abstract: A combination thermal and visual image capturing device used to capture real time thermal and visual images of surface and subsurface biological tissue, said device comprising: a power source, said power source functionally connected to said device; a housing, a long wave infrared microbolometer, said microbolometer functionally connected to said power source a digital camera; a short wave infrared microbolometer, said microbolometer functionally connected to said power source; a digital camera, said digital camera functionally connected to said power source; and a digital camera, said digital camera functionally connected to said power source, wherein said digital camera and 3D camera are contained within a USB peripheral device; said imaging apparatus further comprising means to electronically provide combined thermal image information from the microbolometers and visual image information from said digital camera and said 3D camera to another electronic device.