Since the publication of the first thermal image of the human body by Professor Czerny on the Maine in Frankfurt in 1928, medical thermal imaging has only emerged in Germany in the early 1950s. Initially a separate infrared detector was used. Due to the development of other thermal imaging devices, such as contact thermal imaging of electronic thermometers and LC (liquid crystal) screens, infrared thermal imaging technology is integrated into medical diagnostic systems.

In 1950, RLawson in the United Kingdom found elevated local skin temperature in breast cancer patients. In 1956 he used the atomic vaporizer to get some evidence, but he did not succeed. In the second year, this phenomenon was confirmed by switching to an infrared scanner produced by the American company Bass. In 1960, K.L. Williams used a radiation thermometer stack to measure skin temperature in 100 patients with breast lesions. Of the 57 malignant cases, 54 were examined by this method and published a paper. Since then, the application of thermal imaging in clinical diagnosis has begun to receive attention.

In 1963, Basshes, Gershon--Cohen established an academic institution for thermal imaging in New York. The thermal image was used in clinical practice. In 1967, Brazil CM Gors also established an academic center for thermal imaging in France. . By 1971, according to incomplete statistics, about 260 medical research institutions around the world used various types of thermal imaging cameras to diagnose diseases, and several thousand medical papers on thermography research have been published. Since 1968, there have been many international academic conferences to discuss the application of thermal imaging in the medical field, and to develop a medical infrared camera with good performance. In 1971, in the ninth international medical bioengineering, medical thermal imaging equipment was officially proposed by Mclbourne. Better and more suitable medical infrared thermal imaging technology was produced in 1980 and then used worldwide, most of which are LN2 cooled MCT (HgCdTe) scanners. Since the 2000 FDA system for non-refrigerated microbolometers has gained more recognition, although this method has led to medical misunderstandings, it has been used frequently in medicine.

In 2007, InfraMedic developed the first medical thermal imaging system (MammoVision, ReguVision and FlexiVision) that was CE certified and put into use as a medical thermal imaging inspection device, and complies with European medical regulations. Other imaging devices that are not medically CE certified are limited to use without the need for measurement functions and display temperature readings.

In recent years, the Japanese medical community has also been active in research on thermal image technology. The research on medical thermography in China is progressing rapidly. Beijing Huabei Optoelectronic Technology Research Institute and other units have successfully developed China's own medical thermal imaging cameras. Through clinical trials, the performance is good, and it has promoted the application of infrared thermal imaging cameras in medicine in China. effect.