Infrared Dermal Thermometry for the High-Risk Diabetic Foot

Abstract

The data suggest that monitoring of the corresponding contralateral foot site may provide clinical information before other clinical signs of injury can be identified.

Bone Mineral Density During Total Contact Cast Immobilization for a Patient With Neuropathic (Charcot) Arthropathy

“…The maximal skin temperature difference we observed (7.8°C) was similar to the temperatures reported by Armstrong and colleagues 21,39 for subjects with acute neuropathic arthropathy (range=5.1°-14.7°C). The maximum decrease in skin temperature difference for the left navicular bone during the 70 days of casting was 2.6°C, from week 3 to week 7.…”

Application of infrared thermography in computer aided diagnosis

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Miniaturized textile-based multi-layer ph-sensor for wound monitoring applications

“…With this acquired sensory information, possible complications typically resulting from infections of the wound, can be treated promptly so that penetration of pathogens into the body and the bloodstream can be avoided. Inflammation is a complex cellular process that changes the properties of the wound exudate and alters various physiological parameters like; pH [1], temperature [2][3], wound humidity or viscosity [4][5], concentration of various ions (particularly reactive oxygen species) [6][7] and content of lactate [8][9] or urea [10][11]. Therefore, the wound healing process can be assessed by continuous monitoring of one or more properties.…”