[Infrared irradiation of the anterior abdominal wall in pathology of the gastroduodenal area (mechanisms of formation of the radiation foci and clinical evaluation)].

The data obtained during endoscopy, thermography electromyography, myotonometry and electroalgesimetry were compared in patients with gastroduodenal pathology. It was established that in patients with peptic ulcer, the times of the appearance of the foci of intense infrared radiation in the projection areas did not coincide completely with the period of ulcerous defect revelation by means of endoscopy and indicated the phases of the disease activity more precisely. The foci of intense infrared radiation agreed with the zones of protective muscular tension. Since as a result of muscular contraction the skin temperature above the muscles rises, the data obtained should be taken into account in the design of the theory of thermography. The complex of the studies proposed is conducive to an objective differential diagnosis and to better results in the observation over patients suffering from gastroduodenal diseases.