ArticleMedical & biological engineering & computing2018
Development of a high-resolution infrared thermographic imaging method as a diagnostic tool for acute undifferentiated limp in young children.
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- Uses of infrared thermography in acute illness: a systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
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- Applications of thermal imaging with infrared thermography in Orthopaedics.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2022Article
- Infrared thermal imaging as a screening tool for paediatric wrist fractures.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2020Article
- Discordance between radiographic findings, pain, and superficial temperature in knee osteoarthritis.Reumatologia · 2020Article
- Respiratory measurement using infrared thermography and respiratory volume monitor during sedation in patients undergoing endoscopic urologic procedures under spinal anesthesia.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2019Article
- A novel image processing procedure for thermographic image analysis.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2018Article
- Clinical Utility of Infrared Thermography in Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review of Surgical and Nonsurgical Applications.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric SurgeonsReview
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Abstract
Acute limp is a common presenting condition in the paediatric emergency department. There are a number of causes of acute limp that include traumatic injury, infection and malignancy. These causes in young children are not easily distinguished. In this pilot study, an infrared thermographic imaging technique to diagnose acute undifferentiated limp in young children was developed. Following required ethics approval, 30 children (mean age = 5.2 years, standard deviation = 3.3 years) were recruited. The exposed lower limbs of participants were imaged using a high-resolution thermal camera. Using predefined regions of interest (ROI), any skin surface temperature difference between the healthy and affected legs was statistically analysed, with the aim of identifying limp. In all examined ROIs, the median skin surface temperature for the affected limb was higher than that of the healthy limb. The small sample size recruited for each group, however, meant that the statistical tests of significant difference need to be interpreted in this context. Thermal imaging showed potential in helping with the diagnosis of acute limp in children. Repeating a similar study with a larger sample size will be beneficial to establish reproducibility of the results. Graphical abstract A young child with an acute undifferentiated limp undergoes thermal imaging and the follow on image analysis assists the limp diagnosis.
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