Meditherm cameras have been proven in countries throughout the world. When compared with competitor systems, which are not specifically designed for the human body, none can match Meditherm’s sensitivity and accuracy.
| Focal Plane Array (FPA) Systems |
Meditherm Systems |
| Designed primarily for industrial use and detects temperatures from 0°C to well over 150°C. Too much temperature range results in “noise” that can confuse results. |
Designed and calibrated for optimal operation in the narrow temperature range for detecting and recording metabolic heat, 10°C - 40°C. This results in specific and stable temperature ranges needed for accurate diagnosis. |
| The actual picture of the patient seen with FPA is a 'colourmap' divided throughout the total range of temperature seen by the array, including the background around the patient, resulting in a loss of specificity. |
Meditherm scanning technology’s thermal mapping is more accurate because the total colour range applies to the patient alone, giving far more sensitivity and specificity. |
| FPA technology is not suitable for medical applications. |
The accuracy, reliability and repeatability that the Med2000™ achieves are suitable for medical use. |
| Thermograms produced with un-cooled FPA suffer from 'thermal drift' and poor range control. |
Meditherm cameras do not suffer from ‘thermal drift’, achieving the highest level of accuracy, reliability and repeatability. |
| To achieve usable results with a FPA very strict operating protocols have to be followed. |
Increased sensitivity and specificity provided by the Meditherm Med2000™ allows you to still record accurate images with far less critical protocols. |
| The optics used with FPA systems actually reduce their detection accuracy as these lenses can stop from 10% to 20% of infrared radiation being detected. |
Meditherm Med2000™ does not rely on lenses, but can focus a region of interest from 2" to infinity while still detecting 100% of infrared radiation. |
