thermography (redirected from Thermographic imaging)

thermography /ther·mog·ra·phy/ (ther-mog´rah-fe) a technique wherein an infrared camera photographically portrays the body's surface temperature, based on self-emanating infrared radiation; sometimes used as a means of diagnosing underlying pathologic conditions, such as breast tumors.

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ther·mog·ra·phy (thr-mgr-f)

n.

A diagnostic technique in which an infrared camera is used to measure temperature variations on the surface of the body, producing images that reveal sites of abnormal tissue growth.

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thermography (thrmog´rfē),

n a technique for sensing and recording on film hot and cold areas of the body by means of an infrared detector that reacts to blood flow.

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thermography

a technique wherein an infrared camera photographically portrays the body's surface temperature, based on self-emanating infrared radiations; used as a diagnostic aid in the detection of superficial tumors and the assessment of joint and tendon disease; also used in the study of pain.