Temperature measurements of the rat thyroid during cryotherapy

A measurement method for determining time-variable temperatures in selected areas of the rat thyroid for the locally applied source of ,,cold", measurement results and their interpretation have been presented. The knowledge of the regions of the low temperature influence on the thyroid and its adjacent tissues is of significant meaning for an application of cryotechnique methods in the thyroid cancer treatment. The measurement system discussed is used for laboratory tests. On the basis of the results obtained, the direction of further research devoted to temperature measurements of organs during cryotherapy has been outlined.