Estudo da temperatura emitida da face de trabalhadores assintomáticos por termografia médica

Abstract

Medical Thermography is a test that measures the temperature emitted by the human body capturing infrared waves (heat). Skin temperature is influenced by the blood supply and the autonomic nervous system. The vasculature of the face is performed by the branches of the internal and external carotid arteries, in a similar way between the right and left sides of the face. This study is a prospective, observational and transversal, which aims to study the temperature emitted face between the right and left sides in irrigated areas by branches of the external and internal carotid arteries. They were collected from June 2013 to May 2014 in the population of workers in both sexes (306), aged between 18-65 years at a medical clinic of occupational health. This study showed that thermography can reveal the irrigation perfusion conditions in the face in the areas irrigated by branches of the external and internal carotid arteries and thermal symmetry between the right and left sides. Thus the thermography is shown as a promising method in the evaluation of blood irrigation conditions of the face.