Uploaded August 2011 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Dr. Alexander Gorbach, chief of NIBIB's Infrared Imaging and Thermometry Unit, reveals surprising changes in peripheral blood flow, and thus, changes in skin temperatures, during exercise in this video segment. In this video, lighter areas denote warmer tissues and show patterns of vasculature close to the body's surface, and cooler areas look darker.

For more information:
nibib.nih.gov/Research/Intramural/SharedResource/Infr