Experimental Pneumothorax Detected by Thermography
1 Division of Neonatology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Division of Pediatric Radiology and Division of Perinatal Bioengineering, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor; and Section of Neonatology, Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Ohio State University, Columbus
After induction of pneumothorax in rabbits, thermograms showed decreased heat emission from the involved side. These observations suggest that noninvasive monitors of thoracic wall temperature might be useful for early detection of air-leak phenomenon in high-risk neonates.
Submitted on September 18, 1978Accepted on January 11, 1979




