
- 240 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Human Medical Thermography
About this book
Want to incorporate medical infrared imaging into your practice but can't find a book that explains how to do it? Well, this book is for you! Complete, practical instructions are provided on imager choice and care as well as the physical needs of a thermography service from the imaging room layout to the computer requirements. How to acquire, interpret, and report a thermal examination is covered in detail. Fully illustrated with both normal and abnormal images, Human Medical Thermography provides practitioners of all types with the knowledge to design and operate a scientifically based thermography practice.
Key Features
• Shows how to select the best thermal imager for your clinical practice, care for it, and use it correctly.
• Explains how to take medical quality thermal images and scale them for maximum visual effect using the guidelines detailed in this book.
• Details myriad ways that thermography can aid in medical diagnosis and improve surgical outcomes.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Introduction to Human Medical Thermography
- 1. A History of Thermology and Thermography
- 2. The Physics of Human Thermography
- 3. Thermal Imager Fundamentals
- 4. Verifying Thermal Imager Calibration
- 5. Thermal Physiology and Thermoregulation
- 6. Environmental Conditions and Patient Preparation
- 7. Formatting and Analysis of Thermal Images
- 8. Thermography Report Generation
- 9. Breast Thermography
- 10. General Thermography
- 11. Thermography by Specialty
- 12. Future Developments in Human Thermography
- 13. An Atlas of Normal Human Thermography
- Appendix I – List of Abbreviations
- Appendix II – Infrared Imager Specifications for Medical Thermography
- Index