Thermal and Circulatory Changes in Diverse Body Regions in Dogs and Cats Evaluated by Infrared Thermography

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:33:12Z
Fecha de publicación2022-01-01
ResumenSimple Summary Infrared thermography is a tool that measures changes in the surface temperature of the skin and has been used in companion animals to determine their health state and to diagnose inflammatory processes, neoplasia, pain, or neuropathies. Body regions such as the face, body, or hind/forelimbs are commonly used for thermography in dogs and cats. However, since there is disagreement about the differences in temperature recorded using this tool, this article analyzes the usefulness of IRT in companion animals (pets) as a complementary diagnostic method for evaluating thermal and circulatory changes. It analyzes the recent scientific evidence on the use of facial, body, and appendicular thermal windows in dogs and cats under different clinical conditions. Infrared thermography (IRT) has been proposed as a method for clinical research to detect local inflammatory processes, wounds, neoplasms, pain, and neuropathies. However, evidence of the effectiveness of the thermal windows used in dogs and cats is discrepant. This review aims to analyze and discuss the usefulness of IRT in diverse body regions in household animals (pets) related to recent scientific evidence on the use of the facial, body, and appendicular thermal windows. IRT is a diagnostic method that evaluates thermal and circulatory changes under different clinical conditions. For the face, structures such as the lacrimal caruncle, ocular area, and pinna are sensitive to assessments of stress degrees, but only the ocular window has been validated in felines. The usefulness of body and appendicular thermal windows has not been conclusively demonstrated because evidence indicates that biological and environmental factors may strongly influence thermal responses in those body regions. The above has led to proposals to evaluate specific muscles that receive high circulation, such as the biceps femoris and gracilis. The neck area, perivulvar, and perianal regions may also prove to be useful thermal windows, but their degree of statistical reliability must be established. In conclusion, IRT is a non-invasive technique that can be used to diagnose inflammatory and neoplastic conditions early. However, additional research is required to establish the sensitivity and specificity of these thermal windows and validate their clinical use in dogs and cats.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani12060789es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/5006
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialMDPIes_ES
RelaciónAnimalses_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani12060789es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteAnimals
Palabra clavedogses_ES
Palabra clavecatses_ES
Palabra clavethermal windowes_ES
Palabra claveinfrared thermographyes_ES
TítuloThermal and Circulatory Changes in Diverse Body Regions in Dogs and Cats Evaluated by Infrared Thermographyes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorCasas-Alvarado, Alejandro
AutorMartinez-Burnes, Julio
AutorMora-Medina, Patricia
AutorHernandez-Avalos, Ismael
AutorDominguez-Oliva, Adriana
AutorLezama-Garcia, Karina
AutorGomez-Prado, Jocelyn
AutorMota-Rojas, Daniel
AutorCasas-Alvarado, Alejandroes_ES
AutorMartinez-Burnes, Julioes_ES
AutorMora-Medina, Patriciaes_ES
AutorHernandez-Avalos, Ismaeles_ES
AutorDominguez-Oliva, Adrianaes_ES
AutorLezama-Garcia, Karinaes_ES
AutorGomez-Prado, Jocelynes_ES
AutorMota-Rojas, Danieles_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número6es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani12060789
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen12es_ES

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