Thermography is the use of an infrared imaging and measurement camera to "see" and "measure " thermal energy emitted from an object. Thermal, or infrared energy, is light that is not visible because its wavelength is too long to be detected by the human eye; it's the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we perceive as heat. Unlike visible light, in the infrared world, everything with a temperature above absolute zero emits heat. Even very cold objects, like ice cubes, emit infrared. The higher the object's temperature, the greater the IR radiation emitted. Infrared allows us to see what our eyes cannot.

See thermal imaging terms and definitions.

The following is a list of thermal imaging terms or "therminology" that one might hear when referring to the use of thermography:
Thermal imaging Thermal imaging technology Thermology Infrared thermography Infrared camera technology Infrared cameras or IR cameras FLIR Thermal infrared Thermographic imaging Thermal radiation recording Thermal imaging lab, etc.	ALSO SEE:   Practical Equine by Tom Ivers   Thermography in posttraumatic pain   Use of thermography for initial detection of early reflex sympathetic dystrophy