Diagnostic Procedure
thermography Audio
ther·mog·ra·phy [ ther-mog-ruh-fee ]
Subclass of:
Diagnostic Imaging; Thermometry
Definitions related to thermography:
  • A diagnostic technique using a thermograph to record the heat produced by different parts of the bod. It can be used to study blood flow and to detect tumors.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Imaging the temperatures in a material, or in the body or an organ. Imaging is based on self-emanating infrared radiation (HEAT WAVES), or on changes in properties of the material or tissue that vary with temperature, such as ELASTICITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; or LUMINESCENCE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • In medicine, a procedure in which a heat-sensing infrared camera is used to record the surface heat produced by different parts of the body. Abnormal tissue growth can cause temperature changes, which may show up on the thermogram. Thermography may be used to diagnose breast cancer and other tumors.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Measurement of the regional temperature of the body or an organ by infrared sensing devices.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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