Induced Temperature Transients in Raynaud's Disease Measured By Thermography

stress test as a possible diagnostic aid suggests itself quite naturally. The newer instruments provide the speed and ease of operation to permit very rapid temperature measurements to be made over areas of the body. One’s own radiated heat is used in this technique without making contact with the body and hence, without perturbing the temperature measurement. This study was undertaken to determine if this technique might be applied in the evaluation of Raynaud’s disease (or phenomenon). Patients with Raynaud’s disease included in this study satisfied the criteria of Allen, Barker and Hines’ summarized in Figure 1.

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