title: Social process and the assessment of a new imaging technique.
abstract: Each group involved in the development of a new medical technology constantly assesses the value of the emergent technique in terms of the group's own specific goals and conventions. The history of infrared thermography demonstrates the social nature of this assessment process.
authors.affiliation: University of Amsterdam.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Blume
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays; D012922:Social Change / Q000266:history*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000266:history*; D013817:Thermography / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States