A review on the application of medical infrared thermal imaging in hands |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias S/N, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal;2. LABIOMEP, UISPA-LAETA-INEGI, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias S/N, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal;3. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and Burn Unity, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal;4. Escola Superior de Saúde, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Praça de 9 de Abril 349, 4249-004 Porto, Portugal;5. LABIOMEP, CIFI2D, Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa 91, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal;6. Serviço Cirurgia Plástica Reconstrutiva e Estética, Centro Hospitalar São João, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal;1. Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan;2. Institute of Ultra High Frequency Semiconductor Electronics of RAS, Moscow 117105, Russia;3. Center for Photonics and Infrared Engineering, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow 111005, Russia;4. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Aizu, Aizu-Wakamatsu 965-8580, Japan;5. Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA;1. Sports Department, Physical Activity and Sports Faculty, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain;2. Faculty of Physical Education, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil;3. Martial Arts and Combat Sports Research Group, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil;1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W Campbell Rd, Mailstop EC-38, Richardson, TX 75080, USA;2. Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, 13510 North Central Expressway, Mailstop 212, Dallas, TX 75243, USA;1. Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil;2. Instituto de Pesquisas Biomédicas, Universidade, Brazil;1. Sports Department, Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro University, Quinta de Prados St, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal;3. Graduate Program of Biomedical Engineering, Federal Technological University of Paraná, Sete de Setembro Ave 3165, 80230-901 Curitiba, PR, Brazil;4. Research Center for Sports, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, University of Trás-os-Montes & Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | Infrared Thermal (IRT) imaging is a medical imaging modality to study skin temperature in real time, providing physiological information about the underlining structures. One of the most accessible body sites to be investigated using such imaging method is the hands, which can reflect valuable information about conditions affecting the upper limbs. The aim of this review is to acquaint the successful applications of IRT in the hands with a medical scope, opening horizons for future applications based in the achieved results. A systematic literature review was performed in order to assess in which applications medical IRT imaging was applied to the hands. The literature search was conducted in the reference databases: PubMed, Scopus and ISI Web of Science, making use of keywords (hand, thermography, infrared imaging, thermal imaging) combination that were present at the title and abstract. No temporal restriction was made. As a result, 4260 articles were identified, after removal of duplicates, 3224 articles remained and from first title and abstract filtering, a total of 388 articles were considered. After application of exclusion criteria (non-availability, non-clinical applications, reviews, case studies, written in other languages than English and using liquid crystal thermography), 146 articles were considered for this review. It can be verified that thermography provides useful diagnostic and monitoring information of conditions that directly or indirectly related to hands, as well as aiding in the treatment assessment. Trends and future challenges for IRT applications on hands are provided to stimulate researchers and clinicians to explore and address them. |
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| Keywords: | Hands Infrared imaging Medical thermography Temperature monitoring Upper extremities |
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