Thermography

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Contraindications 3 More General Terms 4 References

Introduction

• A procedure that images the infrared radiation (heat) emitted from body surfaces. In patients with low back problems, thermographic image patterns of the back & lower extremities are measured.

Contraindications

• not a substitute for mammography [1]

More General Terms

• clinical procedure

References

1. FDA NEWS RELEASE: June 2, 2011 Breast thermography not a substitute for mammography [1]

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