INTRODUCTION Temporal artery thermometry may be viewed as a suitable alternative to the traditional thermometry because of its safety and time efficiency. However, it is yet to gain wide acceptance in African settings because it is relatively new. The aim of this study was to compare the choices of Nigerian mothers between the traditional methods (axillary and rectal thermometry) and the tempor...

OBJECTIVE we examined the diagnostic accuracy of different methods of body temperature measurement to diagnose infection in geriatric patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). METHODS this observational study was done in consecutive patients ≥75 years old presenting to the ED. Body temperature was determined by tympanal thermometry, temporal artery thermometry and rectal temperatu...

The use of tympanic thermometry is attractive in primary care, but a recent systematic review highlighted the paucity of data comparing tympanic thermometry with conventional methods. We report a study of 94 preschool children presenting to primary care in the United Kingdom (UK) with acute cough in whom tympanic infrared and axillary mercury thermometry are compared. Infrared thermometry showe...

Direct Thermometry, Ophthalmodynamometry, A uscultation and Palpation in Extracranial Cerebrovascular Disease: An Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Methods • The ability of four rapid diagnostic tests—direct thermometry, ophthalmodynamometry, and bruit and pulse assessment—to discriminate for the presence or absence of significant extracranial cerebrovascular disease is examined. Utilized separate...

A new approach to MRI thermometry using encapsulated hyperpolarized xenon is demonstrated. The method is based on the temperature dependent chemical shift of hyperpolarized xenon in a cryptophane-A cage. This shift is linear with a slope of 0.29 ppm °C(-1) which is perceptibly higher than the shift of the proton resonance frequency of water (ca. 0.01 ppm °C(-1)) that is currently used for MRI t...

The paper describes a new system that automatically calibrates the linearity of a resistance thermometry bridge or readout. A thermometry bridge, like all measuring and test equipment, must be regularly tested to ensure it is operating properly and accurately. Previously, this could only be done using special equipment and time-consuming procedures. The new technique described in the paper faci...

This study compares the use of traditional rectal thermometry with an implantable microchip temperature transponder in cats. The microchip transponder was implanted over the shoulder blades and was programmed with cat identification information. Concurrently, the cats were involved in a study in which they were infected experimentally with feline herpesvirus 1; this situation enabled temperatur...

Temporal artery (TA) thermometry was developed in answer to requests by pediatricians for a replacement for: 1) ear thermometry due to inaccuracy; and 2) rectal thermometry due to parents’ (and most clinicians’) growing dislike of the method. The underlying technology development spans some 20 years, borrowing heavily from methods invented for industrial processes and medical research. Although...