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The Benefits of Infrared Cameras In Medical Settings
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Physicians and clinicians use medical infrared cameras as a way to detect complicated, and sometimes hidden, diseases that would be missed through the use of typical medical equipment. Through the use of thermal imaging technology, physicians have a powerful tool at their disposal to better detect and treat diseases. Swine flu was actually detected through the use of infrared cameras as it can be pinpointed in high traffic areas and used to detect the virus. A more common use of infrared camera technology is for the screening of breasts to detect breast cancer. A medical infrared camera can be used in place of a typical mammogram.
Medical infrared cameras operate through the use of thermal imaging technologies. The thermal imaging allows the doctors to gauge changes in the surface temperature of a patient’s skin. The differences between the temperatures of particular areas of a person’s body can indicate various abnormalities. Images can show hot, or cold, spots on a patients’ body, which can indicate a tumor growth, vascular disturbances or other circulation issues that cannot be seen with other methods.
The fields of respiratory, vascular disorders, neuromuscular and skeletal disorders and oncology benefit greatly from the use of medical infrared camera technology. These cameras can be used by the physicians to diagnose diseases that result in localized temperature abnormalities in the body. These tools have also been found to be reliable and sensitive in locating and displaying the surface temperature of a patient’s skin.
In addition to being used in the medical field, firefighters can also use infrared cameras to help them locate individuals trapped in burning buildings. The technology continues to advance making the camera technology less expensive and more portable.