[Role of thermovision in the diagnosis of surgical diseases of the thyroid gland].

Thermovision (thermography) was applied to the examination of patients with different thyroid gland pathology. The majority of benign formations of the organ were hypothermic, and hyperthermia was observed in the area of malignant tumour localization. A combined use of scannographic and thermovision methods widened possibilities of preoperative differential diagnosis of benign and malignant pathology of the thyroid gland. Hyperthermia was recorded in the area of the hyperfunctioning tissue localization in patients with diffuse toxic goiter with or without a node. Hyperthermia diminished during the treatment with thyrostatic agents; this could serve as control of the efficacy of the therapy and aid in the choice of the optimal periods for surgical intervention.