Clinical Applications
Vascular: Venous Insufficiency
Thermography uses an infrared technology to detect temperature differences on the surface of the body and then display these patterns graphically.
Blood that is refluxed in an insufficient vein emits a higher temperature than healthy vessels. This enables visualization of the diseased veins with thermography.
It can be utilized as an adjunctive diagnostic tool for diseases that create heat patterns in the human body.
Thermography offers the potential to diagnose conditions earlier, simplify patient communications, and treat venous diseases more effectively.
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Thermal imaging of refluxing veins in the right medial thigh
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Visual photography showing no obviously visible surface veins
