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Hippocratic thermography

K Otsuka1, T Togawa

  • 1Division of Instrumentation Engineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan. otsuka@inst.i-mde.tmd.ac.jp

Physiological Measurement
|August 1, 1997
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Hippocrates

Area of Science:

  • Medical History
  • Thermography
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • The earliest recorded method for measuring body temperature is attributed to Hippocrates.
  • This historical method involved using an earth-soaked cloth on a patient's thorax.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To reproduce Hippocrates' ancient thermal measurement technique.
  • To compare the results with modern infra-red thermography.
  • To validate Hippocrates' method as an early form of thermography.

Main Methods:

  • Reproducing Hippocrates' historical method of body temperature measurement.
  • Applying an earth-soaked cloth to the thorax to observe drying patterns.
  • Comparing the resulting visual patterns with infra-red radiation thermograms.

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Main Results:

  • The drying pattern of the earth-soaked cloth visually represented the body's temperature distribution.
  • Warmer thoracic areas resulted in faster drying, creating a discernible pattern.
  • The visual output from Hippocrates' method was comparable to modern thermograms.

Conclusions:

  • Hippocrates' thermal measurement technique effectively visualized temperature distribution.
  • This historical method can be considered the first instance of obtaining thermograms.
  • The study validates the ingenuity of ancient diagnostic methods in thermal imaging.