The Use of Infrared Thermography as a Rapid, Quantitative, and Noninvasive Method for Evaluation of Inflammation Response in Different Anatomical Regions of Rats
Table 1
The registered temperature changes in subsequent measurement time points after inducing inflammation in each group.
Measurement time [h]
Group I [°C]
Group II [C°]
Group III [°C]
Group IV [°C]
± SD
34.00 ± 0.59
31.86 ± 0.57
24.66 ± 0.76
24.93 ± 0.85
M
33.8
31.8
24.7
24.9
Min max
32.9 35.2
30.8 33.2
23.0 26.1
23.7 26.5
± SD
33.78 ± 0.68
31.64 ± 0.68
24.80 ± 0.71
24.83 ± 0.89
M
34.0
31.8
24.8
24.8
Min max
32.0 34.8
29.7 32.8
23.3 26.8
22.8 26.7
± SD
35.43 ± 0.64
33.30 ± 0.62
25.86 ± 0.98
25.90 ± 0.79
M
35.4
33.3
25.8
25.9
Min max
33.9 37.0
31.8 34.8
23.8 27.9
24.1 27.5
± SD
35.42 ± 0.49
33.26 ± 0.49
26.06 ± 1.03
26.13 ± 0.76
M
35.5
33.3
26.0
26.2
Min max
33.8 36.2
31.5 34.0
23.7 28.1
23.7 27.3
± SD
35.91 ± 0.65
33.73 ± 0.66
26.26 ± 0.98
26.36 ± 0.82
M
36.0
33.8
26.2
26.4
Min max
34.6 37.5
32.4 35.2
23.9 28.2
24.8 27.7
± SD
35.34 ± 0.69
33.19 ± 0.68
26.03 ± 0.96
25.92 ± 0.87
M
35.4
33.2
26.1
25.9
Min max
33.9 36.9
31.8 34.8
24.4 28.6
24.1 27.9
± SD
35.19 ± 0.43
33.04 ± 0.45
25.70 ± 0.69
25.76 ± 0.71
M
35.2
33.0
25.8
25.8
Min max
34.0 36.1
31.8 34.1
24.0 27.4
24.1 27.6
PL: pleura; LL: lower lip; LP: left paw; RP: right paw; : arithmetic mean; SD: standard deviation; M: median value; min: minimal value; max: maximal value.
