The Use of Thermal Imaging in the Evaluation of Temperature Effects of Radiotherapy in Patients after Mastectomy—First Study

Baic, Agnieszka; Plaza, Dominika; Lange, Barbara; Reudelsdorf-Ullmann, Marta; Michalecki, Łukasz; Stanek, Agata; Ślosarek, Krzysztof; Cholewka, Armand

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“…Commonly used data processing. We used the criterion of disturbing thermal symmetry to quantify the dynamics of thermal fields in the area of interest by the generally accepted approach [11][12][13][14]. However, given the various lo cations of tumors (areas of interest), it was possible to apply it only to 11 patients (37%), including all patients with BC.…”

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Infrared Thermal Imaging Control of Radiation Dermatitis Dynamics

Miroshnichenko,

Vasiliev,

Shustakova

et al. 2024

Exp. oncol.

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Background. Radiation-induced dermatitis impairs the quality of life of cancer patients and may lead to the need of interrupting radiotherapy. The grade of dermatitis is subjectively assessed by the visual examination. There is an urgent need for both objective and quantitative methods for assessing the current grade of dermatitis and predicting its severity at an early stage of radiotherapy. Aim. The aim of the study was to evaluate the advantages and limitations of infrared thermography for monitoring the current level of radiation-induced dermatitis and predicting its severity by quantitative analysis of the thermal field dynamics in the irradiated zone. Materials and Methods. 30 adult patients were examined by infrared thermography during the course of 2D conventional radiotherapy for malignant tumors of various types and localizations. Our approach for quantifying the thermal field caused by dermatitis alone was applied. A statistical (correlation and ROC) analysis was performed. Results. Dermatitis of varying severity was observed in 100% of the patients studied. The dynamics in the intensity of the anomalous thermal fields in the irradiated zone correlated with the dynamics of dermatitis grades, excluding the case of a radiosensitive tumor (correlation coefficient 0.74÷0.84). It was found that the maximum toxicity (dermatitis grade ≥ 3) develops in patients who how significant hyperthermia in the area of interest (≥ 0.7 °C) at an early stage of radiotherapy. The ROC analysis demonstrated the "good quality" of the prognosis method (AUC = 0.871). Conclusions. The non-invasive and cheap infrared thermography is a suitable tool for objective quantitative monitoring the current dermatitis grade during radiotherapy as well as predicting its severity for any tumor location.

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“…Most researchers use IRT to study the RID dynamics during RT of one of the breasts [11][12][13][14].…”

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Infrared Thermal Imaging Control of Radiation Dermatitis Dynamics

Miroshnichenko,

Vasiliev,

Shustakova

et al. 2024

Exp. oncol.

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“…In the case of a thermographic analysis, it is important that the reference point is an area of the patient’s skin that has not been affected by the disease because body temperature depends on many factors, including age or gender, thanks to which differences in its values can be observed during the measurements. 26 …”

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Potential Use of Novel Image and Signal Processing Methods to Develop a Quantitative Assessment of the Severity of Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer Radiotherapy

Kondziołka¹,

Wilczyński²,

Michalecki³

2022

CCID

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More than 95% of patients who undergo radiotherapy report symptoms of radiation dermatitis, which is a side effect of this therapy. Erythema, edema, dry and moist desquamation intensify with each fraction of irradiation and can significantly reduce a patient’s quality of life. Therefore, an effective skin care procedure is needed for skin that has been exposed to ionizing radiation in order to avoid unplanned treatment interruptions. The methods that are currently used to assess the severity of an acute radiation reaction are based on visual scales (RTOG, EORTC, NCI CTCAE, LENT-SOMA). Because the assessment is made subjectively, the results depend on the researchers, their experience and perceptiveness. Until now, several studies have been carried out to check the possibility of using an objective methods like hyperspectral imaging, thermal imaging, laser Doppler flowmetry, dielectric and electrochemical methods, reflection spectrophotometry and Courage-Khazaka Multi-skin instrument to radiation-induced dermatitis assessment. Unfortunately, due to various limitations that occurred in the research, none of these techniques was successfully implement as alternative for visual assessment. The continuous development of technology enables researchers to access new techniques that might constitute useful diagnostic and cognitive tools. Infrared thermal imaging, hyperspectral imaging and reflectance spectroscopy are examples of the visual techniques that have been used for many years in various fields of medicine, including dermatology and chronic wound or burn care. They provide information on the skin parameters, such as the temperature, concentration and distribution of chromophores (eg, hemoglobin and melanin), saturation or perfusion changes. The aim of this study is to review the available literature on the use of imaging methods in the clinical assessment of skin with lesions of various origins, evaluation of their suitability for the assessment of radiation reaction and consideration the possibility of creating a quantitative scale for assessing severity of acute radiation dermatitis.

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Innovation of technology in non-contact health examination of the body by using the AMG8833 thermal sensor

Arisgraha¹

2023

AIP Conference Proceedings

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The Use of Thermal Imaging in the Evaluation of Temperature Effects of Radiotherapy in Patients after Mastectomy—First Study

Cited by 4 publications

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Infrared Thermal Imaging Control of Radiation Dermatitis Dynamics

Infrared Thermal Imaging Control of Radiation Dermatitis Dynamics

Potential Use of Novel Image and Signal Processing Methods to Develop a Quantitative Assessment of the Severity of Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer Radiotherapy

Innovation of technology in non-contact health examination of the body by using the AMG8833 thermal sensor

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