<< Anyway, I'd like to find out if anyone here at CSU has one of those
infrared machines you talk about. Can you give me brand names, and models
of these things? Then, I can look them up on our property records to see
who's got one.
Did you get your new one bought yet?
Linda Van Ceylon >>
Linda,
Sill looking for another $40K to buy the $54K FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared
Radar) portable unit. It'll be a while.
The one we're using at the farm is a clinical model called the Hughes
Probeye--Hughes sold their infrared division to FLIR. Other manufacturers of
similar devices include AGEMA, Inframetrics and a few others I can't think of
right now--AGEMA and FLIR seem to be the two best.
Essentially, inflammatory processes close to the skin's surface, as in equine
legs and spine and surface musculature produce a subtle increase in heat that
is easily seen via infrared--not so easily via human touch. 1.5 to 2 degrees
C is significant and these instruments are all sensitive to .1 degree C. What
you see is a live color picture of the heat patterns in the animal being
examined.
ti