Misschien interessant, hier is een citaat van Lidia Nevzorova over het gebruik van thermografie:
L. N.: I am not saying that thermography is the only useful and effective diagnostic method, but it is the first one to be used to establish a diagnosis. If your horse goes lame, you should start with a thermographic study. The study will show if you need an x-ray or an ultrasound, or any other diagnostic test. My confidence in the universal nature of equine thermography is based on my professional knowledge of diagnostic principles. I was taught by the most prominent equine thermologists in the world .Tom Ivers was my teacher, my mentor, and my friend.He has dedicated his life to equine thermography and he has taught me a lot.
Everybody knows that a vet will feel the lame leg of the horse trying to find the inflammatory lesion, i.e. where the leg «feels warm».
This is the oldest way of identifying a disease; however, the human hand is unable to appreciate a change in temperature of less than 3.0 degrees C, while special attention should be given to the areas which are 1-2 degrees C higher/lower in temperature compared to the contralateral limb. To put it simple, if the temperature of the fetlock joint of the right front leg is 15 degrees C, then the fetlock joint of the left front leg should be the same temperature. A temperature difference signifies a problem.
Computer thermography gives a clear thermal image of any body part of a living creature.
Even insignificant inflammation associated with muscle or tendon strain, contusion, injuries from bitting, back injuries caused by improper saddling, non-visible hoof problems like laminitis, navicular disease and other lamenesses – they are all visible to the specialist on a thermographic image. Certainly, one needs knowledge and experience to interpret thermographic images accurately, however even a superficial glance at the thermogram is sufficient to see if there is a problem in the area or not. Simply speaking, healthy areas are in the cool end of the spectrum, while inflamed areas show up with a localized accumulation of red, orange or white in the hottest or most inflamed area. Similar equipment that existed 20 years ago could not guarantee 100% objectivity. Present day equipment, computer hardware and software is so advanced, that it allows to view everything wide-screen: ligaments, tendons, joints, and to locate the lesion with millimeter accuracy.
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