ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Thermal Imaging of the Tongue Surface as a Predictive Method in the Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
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- Age-related patterns in tongue thermal response to cold stimulus assessed by infrared thermography.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Tongue Image Analysis and Clinical Data Fusion: A Novel Approach for Non-invasive Diagnosis of Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Fatty Liver Disease.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2026Article
- Thermal imaging of the tongue as an indicator of lipid profile parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a pilot study.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2026Article
- Development of a cold-heat syndrome classification model for children with allergic rhinitis based on multimodal data.Translational pediatrics · 2025Article
- The Impact of Disease Duration on Microcirculatory Dysfunction in Young Patients with Uncomplicated Type 1 Diabetes.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- The Relationship Between Computerized Face and Tongue Image Segmentation and Metabolic Parameters in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Based on Machine Learning.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Article
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Abstract
Over the past 20 years, the high prevalence of diabetes has become a global public health problem.
backgroundThe objective of this study was to develop a non-invasive screening method for diabetes which will enable the detection of the disease at an early stage.
methodsThis study included 63 adult patients of both sexes: 30 patients with type 2 diabetes (t2DM) and 33 healthy volunteers. The temperature distribution on the tongue's dorsum and apex surface was studied in patients after a mouth-cooling procedure had been introduced. The study used an FLIR T540 thermal imaging camera. An analysis of the correlation between the ∆T values of the tongue dorsum and apex and the glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level was performed.
resultsThe median of the average dorsum temperature measured 10 min after mouth rinsing was almost 0.8 [°C] lower than for healthy individuals. Also, studies showed a positive average correlation with a Pearson coefficient of r = 0.46 between the HbA1c level and the ∆T of the tongue dorsum.
conclusionsTongue temperature measured using the IRT showed a correlation with standard biochemical parameters; it may also differentiate patients and constitute a specific screening method for patients with t2DM.
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