Medical
Thermal imaging, once an experimental tool in medicine, is now a mainstream technology for evaluating and studying a wide range of conditions and treatments. And FLIR infrared cameras are the leading choice in clinical and research medicine, proven to be highly accurate, reliable and easy to use.
Infrared cameras work by measuring and recording temperature variations and heat distribution in the body, which can be related to a patient's physical condition in many ways. As infrared cameras have grown more sensitive, their medical efficacy has grown too.
FLIR infrared cameras are now used in such medical applications as:
• Determining the proper level of amputation in a limb, based on blood flow
• Diagnosing a variety of musculo skeletal conditions and injuries
• Evaluating the efficacy of nerve blockade procedures for pain management. In some cases, pain levels can be measured objectively by examining changes in skin temperature.
• Research into Raynaud's syndrome, where blood vessels in the fingers and toes are constricted. FLIR IR cameras have been used to detect this constriction and, in recent research, to predict how body surface temperature relates to energy expenditure.
• With the ever-increasing resolution quality of FLIR cameras, they are now being used to detect small, early-stage cancer tumors
• Studying and testing medical equipment and devices. For example, one study used FLIR cameras to examine the temperature behavior of medical saw blades-an important factor since excessive blade heat can cause damage to surrounding tissue.
• And many other medical applications
FLIR IR cameras offer many benefits to the medical industry. They are very inexpensive compared to most other medical technologies. Further, thermal imaging is non-invasive and completely harmless to patients. And, FLIR cameras are advanced but easy and intuitive to use, so physicians and researchers can concentrate on their work, not on the camera.
To learn more about FLIR infrared cameras, please see the materials listed at the right of the previous page. To discuss your specific application requirements, contact a FLIR infrared applications specialist by phone at 800-464-6372 or by e-mail to: IR Applications Specialist. Welcome to the FLIR infrared family of products - the world's most tested thermal imaging solutions for clinical medicine and research!
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