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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Skin Cancer Detection Using Infrared Thermography: Measurement Setup, Procedure and Equipment.

Jan Verstockt, Simon Verspeek, Filip Thiessen, Wiebren A Tjalma, Lieve Brochez, Gunther Steenackers

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In one paragraph

Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
28citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Non-invasive infrared thermography for screening, diagnosis and monitoring of skin cancer.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jan VerstocktInViLab Research Group, Department Electromechanics, Faculty of Applied Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9200-4698
Simon VerspeekInViLab Research Group, Department Electromechanics, Faculty of Applied Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4109-8839
Filip ThiessenDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Antwerp, Belgium.
Wiebren A TjalmaGynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Antwerp, Belgium.
Lieve BrochezDepartment of Dermatology, Ghent University Hospital, C. Heymanslaan 10, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6105-6719
Gunther SteenackersInViLab Research Group, Department Electromechanics, Faculty of Applied Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-6546-7395
University of Antwerp · BEGhent University Hospital · BE

Funding

Research Foundation - Flanders G0A9720N
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infrared thermography technology has improved dramatically in recent years and is gaining renewed interest in the medical community for applications in skin tissue identification applications. However, there is still a need for an optimized measurement setup and protocol to obtain the most appropriate images for decision making and further processing. Nowadays, various cooling methods, measurement setups and cameras are used, but a general optimized cooling and measurement protocol has not been defined yet. In this literature review, an overview of different measurement setups, thermal excitation techniques and infrared camera equipment is given. It is possible to improve thermal images of skin lesions by choosing an appropriate cooling method, infrared camera and optimized measurement setup.

Indexed as

Skin NeoplasmsThermographyHumansInfrared RaysSkinSkin Temperaturecooling setupinfrared camerainfrared thermographymeasurement setupskin cancerskin lesion

Identifiers

PMID35591018
PMCPMC9100961
OpenAlexW4224952604

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Registered trials

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