Frontal dynamic thermometry. Improvement in diagnosis of carotid stenosis.
This new method of frontal thermometry is based on a recording of the spontaneous reheating curve of the skin after cooling it to 25 degrees C. In cases of carotid stenosis, a thermal asymmetry of one of the three following kinds can be observed: thermal asymmetry from the start; asymmetry only during the reheating, or asymmetry during reheating and remaining afterwards. The reduction of the blood flow and a vaso-motor factor explain this asymmetry. This method allows better detection of clinical latent carotid stenosis.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012881:Skin Temperature; D013817:Thermography / Q000379:methods*