[Liquid-crystal thermography in the diagnosis and assessment of treatment efficacy in patients with chronic lymphedema of the lips]. / Zhidkokristallicheskaia termografiia v diagnostike i otsenke éffektivnosti lecheniia bol'nykh s khronicheskoi limfedemoi gub.

Thermographic examination of 80 patients with chronic labial lymphedema (CLL) in various stages of the condition has revealed a clear-cut correlation between the process stage and thermal topography manifestations. This helped plan a differentiated approach to the choice of the treatment strategy in various CLL phases. Changed thermography data in the course of treatment evidence the possibility of applying this method to the assessment of the treatment efficacy in CLL.