Acta Neurochirurgica

, Volume 23, Issue 4, pp 247–258 | Cite as

The normal thermographic patterns of the human head

  • H. van Dulken
  • S. F. C. Heerma van Voss
Article

Summary

The facial, lateral, axial, and dorsal thermograms of 52 healthy young volunteers were studied. A high degree of asymmetry was encountered. The supra-orbital areas could be distinguished in the majority of the cases. Several distinct thermal patterns matching the vascular anatomy were found to exist. An intra-cranial tumour cannot be detected on the basis of asymmetry but only from disturbance of the thermographic patterns.

Keywords

Public Health Interventional Radiology Human Head Vascular Anatomy Young Volunteer 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • H. van Dulken
    • 1
  • S. F. C. Heerma van Voss
    • 1
  1. 1.Neurosurgical Department and the Radiological Department of the University HospitalLeidenThe Netherlands

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