Meyers S J
J La State Med Soc. 1991 Dec;143(12):20-6.
Significant neurological research using liquid crystal thermography (LCT) has been performed; however, its acceptance as a practical and useful modality has been slow. Reviewing the method together with some of the most current research should help clarify its role and reveal its potential. This paper defines thermography, describes how infrared patterns are recorded, and reviews determinants of skin temperature, proposed mechanisms of thermal control, normal thermographic patterns, and the role of intraneural microstimulation (INMS) and LCT in evaluating unmyelinated C fibers in sensory disorders of primary neurological origin. The conclusion is that the anatomical and physiological basis for temperature changes in some sensory disorders of primary neurological origin have been established. LCT emerges as a relatively inexpensive, noninvasive, nonionizing technique that may provide insights on the status of unmyelinated systems plus documentation of subjective sensory symptoms.
已经开展了大量使用液晶热成像（LCT）的神经学研究；然而，它作为一种实用且有用的方法被接受的过程一直很缓慢。结合一些最新研究来审视这种方法，应该有助于阐明其作用并揭示其潜力。本文定义了热成像，描述了红外模式是如何记录的，并回顾了皮肤温度的决定因素、热调节的 proposed 机制、正常热成像模式，以及神经内微刺激（INMS）和LCT在评估原发性神经源性感觉障碍中无髓鞘C纤维方面的作用。结论是，已经确立了某些原发性神经源性感觉障碍中温度变化的解剖学和生理学基础。LCT作为一种相对廉价、非侵入性、非电离的技术出现，它可能提供有关无髓鞘系统状态的见解以及主观感觉症状的记录。
