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Teletherm Infrared
Green technology for health imaging!
Veterinary |
Over 25
Years ___________________________ Teletherm Infrared Green technology for health imaging! |
 3 year old thoroughbred that came up slightly off in the left front leg. Hot proximal suspensory. Injected with cortisone and went on to win a race the next week. Courtesy Clark Equine Clinic, Albion, Idaho. |
"... changes in circulation may be noted even before lesions can be confirmed with ultrasound." Clark Equine Clinic, Albion, Idaho Veterinary applications include both large and small animals. There has been more work done with large animals in the private clinical setting than with small ones. Of course, laboratory animals such as rats, rabbits, or monkeys have been used to understand certain disease processes or the effects of pharmaceutical products from a thermal perspective. |
 Equine - rear view. Muscle tear on the lower right. Courtesy Clark Equine Clinic, Albion, Idaho. |
Taking
pictures
with an infrared camera to evaluate a painful condition on a horse is
quite
dramatic and extremely helpful to the veterinary physician or horse
trainer.
It eliminates some of the guesswork by providing a very precise heat
map
of the affected area.
For more equine
applications,
click on the link below. This site has some excellent full body
equine
images. |
 Digital zoom showing muscle tear on lower right. |
Certainly,
other
large animals, such as zoo elephants, could be helped by making sure
there
are no soft tissue injuries, that otherwise might go undetected.
Thermal imaging
is an objective
assessment of the situation where communication between animal and
doctor
may be limited, or not properly understood through other methods.
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 High resolution thermal image of a white haired Scottish Terrier. |
The images on this page are just a few examples of various animal subjects. They have been taken with Teletherm infrared technology which operates in the optimum 8-12 micron range of the infrared spectrum. It is also a radiometric device which means it will record temperature values. |