FIELD: functional diagnostics. SUBSTANCE: infrared thermography procedure is involved in determining temperature of femoral skin and skin of sound and injured extremities. When skin temperature is elevated by at least 1 C in medial and lower one-third part of hip, and temperature in the shin of injured extremity is lowered by at least 1 C, chronic occlusion of femoral artery in Hunter's canal is diagnosed. EFFECT: increased reliability of diagnostics.
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1997-07-27—Published
1992-06-09—Filed