title: [The significance and limit of thermography at present].
abstract: Thermography has been reported to be usefull in the detection and characterization of nervous diseases. Recently, however, some papers report that it is not useful. In this paper, problems including its history, and measures to solve them are discussed. It is proposed that methods to distinguish patients from normal subjects and information that cannot be obtained by other tests, are needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, National Institute for Minamata Disease.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wakamiya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osame
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Igata
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis; D013817:Thermography