ReviewReumatologia
Infrared thermal imaging in connective tissue diseases.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Infrared thermography in the detection of arthritis: a systematic review of diagnostic performance compared with joint ultrasound.Rheumatology international · 2026Pooled it
- Assessing the Health and Functionality of the Microcirculation Using Thermal Imaging.Journal of biophotonics · 2026Review
- Utility of Infrared Thermography in Assessing Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Observational Study.Cureus · 2026Article
- Clinical Application of Infrared Thermography in Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2025Article
- Preparation and Evaluation of Tadalafil-Loaded Nanoemulgel for Transdermal Delivery in Cold-Induced Vasoconstriction: A Potential Therapy for Raynaud's Phenomenon.Pharmaceutics · 2025Article
- A comparison of thermal characteristics of the small joints of the hands between patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy controls.Archives of rheumatology · 2024Article
- Thermographic and ultrasound assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: can thermography detect subclinical synovitis at the wrist?BMC rheumatology · 2024Article
- Understanding Ultrasound Power Doppler Synovitis at Clinically Quiescent Joints and Thermographic Joint Inflammation Assessment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- External Validation of the Machine Learning-Based Thermographic Indices for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Longitudinal Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Subclinical joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis: comparing thermal and ultrasound imaging at the metacarpophalangeal joint.Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2024Article
- Thermography at the Elbow Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comparison with Ultrasound-Detected Joint Inflammation Findings.Rheumatology and therapy · 2024Article
- Preliminary assessment of the reliability and validity of infrared skin temperature measurements in Rett syndrome.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 2023Article
- Receiver operating characteristic analysis using a novel combined thermal and ultrasound imaging for assessment of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- A Thermographic Disease Activity Index for remote assessment of rheumatoid arthritis.RMD open · 2022Article
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- The Current State of Optical Sensors in Medical Wearables.Biosensors · 2022Review
- Detection of microvascular changes in systemic sclerosis and other rheumatic diseases.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2021Review
- Assessment of neuropathic pain in leprosy patients with relapse or treatment failure by infrared thermography: A cross-sectional study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Infrared Thermal Imaging as a Novel Non-Invasive Point-of-Care Tool to Assess Filarial Lymphoedema.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Investigation of thermal changes in the thyroid gland region of individuals with hypothyroidism and fibromyalgia by analyzing the temperature of brown adipose tissue.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
Infrared thermal imaging (IRT) is a non-invasive, non-contact technique which allows one to measure and visualize infrared radiation. In medicine, thermal imaging has been used for more than 50 years in various clinical settings, including Raynaud's phenomenon and systemic sclerosis. Imaging and quantification of surface body temperature provides an indirect measure of the microcirculation's overall performance. As such, IRT is capable of confirming the diagnosis of Raynaud's phenomenon, and, with additional cold or heat challenge, of differentiating between the primary and secondary condition. In systemic sclerosis IRT has a potential role in assessing disease activity and monitoring treatment response. Despite certain limitations, thermal imaging can find a place in clinical practice, and with the introduction of small, low-cost infrared cameras, possibly become a part of routine rheumatological evaluation.
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