各種急、慢性的運動傷害評估，向來是臨場工作者的一大難題。迄今已發展出許多方法可有效評估傷害，然除了理學檢查外，影像學輔助檢查往往因成本過高、便攜性不足、具放射性或需高度背景知識等因素而難以落實於第一線使用。但非侵入性的紅外線熱影像則無前述缺點，透過溫度轉換為可見的圖像，觀測因不同血管收縮效應所呈現出的「溫度變異點」分佈狀態，找出不同傷害類型所呈現的高溫或低溫病灶，配合解剖位置判讀，可協助辨識及評估選手因訓練量導致的急、慢性傷害或潛在傷害風險，並作為因錯誤動作模式產生身體非對稱性之評估指標。本文綜論過去文獻中透過紅外線熱影像觀察不同運動傷害類型與部位，以茲輔助評估運動傷害風險之參考，作為未來運動傷害領域的重要工具。

The assessment of acute and chronic sports injuries is a substantial challenge for clinical workers. Nowadays, various methods have been developed for the evaluation of sports injuries. Medical imaging is often difficult to implement on the front line due to factors such as high cost, low portability, radioactivity, and a high level of training required for use. Noninvasive infrared thermography does not have these shortcomings. By converting the heat from the human body into a visible image and revealing the distribution of temperature variation spots, infrared thermography can be used to find high or low temperature lesions. Furthermore, with anatomical position interpretation, infrared thermography can help identify acute and chronic injuries and areas where a player is at risk of injury due to training. Infrared thermography is also used to evaluate bodily asymmetry caused by poor form when moving. This article summarizes the literature on the use of infrared thermography for different types of sports injuries. Infrared thermography is helpful in evaluating sports injuries and is a promising tool in sports medicine.

影像學應用、運動傷害評估潛在風險預防 影像學應用、運動傷害評估潛在風險預防

radiology applications, sports injury assessment, potential injury risk, sports injury prevention