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2023, Nanotechnological Aspects for Next-Generation Wound ManagementApplications of thermal imaging with infrared thermography in Orthopaedics
2022, Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and TraumaCitation Excerpt :Contralateral feet were used as controls, and the skin temperature gradient on the affected side was found to be higher by an average of 6.9 °F at the start; the parameters were largest at the ulceration sites. Subjects with higher degrees of neuropathy also had larger gradients, and IRT imaging can monitor the effectiveness of the off-loading therapy, wound inflammation, and healing.17 Armstrong et al. also studied 225 diabetics in 2 groups at high risk for ulceration to evaluate the efficacy of in-home self-measured skin temperature using an infrared probe to limit ulceration; 1 group performed dermal thermometry of 6 foot sites twice daily apart from the standard therapeutic care.
The identification of higher forefoot temperatures associated with peripheral arterial disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus as detected by thermography
2018, Primary Care DiabetesCitation Excerpt :Medical infrared imaging is a real-time temperature measurement technique used to produce visualization of thermal energy emitted by the measured site at a temperature above absolute zero [10]. Thermography and thermometry have been employed in the study of foot vascular complications and ulceration in diabetes [8,9,11–13]. Thermal changes in the plantar aspect of the diabetic foot may be the result of ischaemia, diabetic neuropathy, infection, or a combination of these factors (22).
Multi-center feasibility study of microwave radiometry thermometry for non-invasive differential diagnosis of arterial disease in diabetic patients with suspected critical limb ischemia
2017, Journal of Diabetes and its ComplicationsCitation Excerpt :Measuring tissue temperatures has been previously utilized in the diagnostic approach of various pathologies.11 While thermography and thermometry have been reported as a useful tool of diabetic foot assessment, their clinical use remains limited and although foot temperatures measurements using skin thermometers are currently being used for the prediction of neuropathic foot ulceration in patients with Charcot's arthropathy, temperature assessment has not been previously utilized in the differential diagnosis of CLI.12–15 Microwave radiometry (MWR) is a non-invasive method, which enables accurate measurement of internal tissue temperature, formerly used for the characterization of neoplastic tissue or vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque.16–18
Effects of thermal annealing on SEBS/MWCNTs temperature-sensitive nanocomposites for the measurement of skin temperature
2017, Materials Chemistry and PhysicsCitation Excerpt :Temperature monitoring is also important in medicine, as the temperature of the human body is correlated with many diseases. For example, the formation of some wounds (e.g. diabetic foot ulcers and decubitus ulcers) is pre-empted by a decrease in skin temperature [2,3], whereas inflammation can increase the temperature of an open wound. In many medical applications, temperature sensors are required to be small sized and wearable to be beneficial [4,5].
Normal range and lateral symmetry in the skin temperature profile of pregnant women
2016, Infrared Physics and TechnologyCitation Excerpt :The use of thermography was referred as an important tool for preliminary screening procedure in asymptomatic women to pin-point those with high risk of breast cancer [12]. The asymmetry in the temperature between corresponding sites of the left and right foot is an early warning sign of foot disease in diabetes [13–15]. In the Raynauds phenomenon, thermography provides useful information to quantify the damage, the time evolution of the disease, and to assess recovery after the treatment [5].
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From The Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio and the Diabetic Foot Research Group.