[Infrared thermographic imaging of normal vulva and uterine cervix: a preliminary report]

Ginekol Pol. 1998 Dec;69(12):1268-72.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate in the standardized conditions the thermal emission by normal uterine cervix and vulva.

Materials and methods: Infrared telethermography (ITT) was used to examine vulva and uterine cervix in 32 women aged 24-54 years without colposcopic and cytologic abnormalities.

Results: The measured temperatures differed between different topographic points of vulva and uterine vaginal portio. The inter-individual variability of temperatures determined at the same vulvar structures was relatively low.

Conclusion: The obtained results constitute a basis for further studies on thermovisual definition of therapeutic targets in cases of vulvar and cervical lesions.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Body Temperature / physiology
  • Cervix Uteri*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infrared Rays*
  • Middle Aged
  • Thermography / methods*
  • Uterine Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Vulvar Diseases / diagnosis*