The effectiveness of digital infrared thermographic imaging in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome

Park, Jin‐Young; Hyun, Jung Keun; Seo, Joong‐Bae

doi:10.1016/j.jse.2006.11.010

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“…It has probably been most investigated for breast cancer [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13], but growing literature reports its use in a variety of other medical conditions [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. To the best of our knowledge, however, there are only two reports of the use of DITI in skeletal trauma.…”

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Early assessment of the efficacy of digital infrared thermal imaging in pediatric extremity trauma

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Young children or those with intellectual disability with trauma to an extremity often undergo radiographs of the whole limb. The objective of the study was to assess the efficacy of digital infrared thermal images (DITI) in pediatric extremity trauma. We hypothesized fractures to be associated with local hyperthermia, detectable with DITI, which could direct focused radiographs. In this exploratory study, patients seen over a 2-month period in a pediatric emergency department for limb trauma were included if an extremity radiograph was taken on the same day. Patients had DITI of symptomatic and contralateral limbs. The warmest area of each image was compared to the site of pain and/or fracture on the radiograph. Fifty-one patients were enrolled. DITI matched 73% of pain sites. Fractures were seen in 11 patients. DITI matched 7 of 11 (64%) fracture sites. DITI performance in pinpointing the site of injury, although suboptimal, is encouraging for further evaluation.

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Early assessment of the efficacy of digital infrared thermal imaging in pediatric extremity trauma

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“…Some researchers have reported skin temperature changes following cervical disc herniation [13,14], although the relationship between skin temperature and low back pain [15], radiating pain [16] or lumbar disc herniation [17] is not obvious. In two of our previous studies, we found skin temperature decrements following shoulder impingement syndrome and unilateral ulnar neuropathy, and these results might reflect atrophy of the involved muscles [18,19]. This suggests that muscle atrophy in the back or lower extremities following lumbosacral radiculopathy might affect skin temperature.…”

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“…In two of our previous studies, we found that skin temperature following shoulder impingement syndrome and unilateral ulnar neuropathy had decreased more on the involved side than on the uninvolved side; we determined such hypothermia might be due to muscle atrophy following immobilization or denervation of the involved muscles [18,19]. And in another study, we discovered that multifidus muscle atrophy was prominent in patients with severe lumbosacral radiculopathy [22].…”

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Skin Temperature Changes in Patients With Unilateral Lumbosacral Radiculopathy

Yun

Lee

et al. 2013

Ann Rehabil Med

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ObjectiveTo clarify the relationship of skin temperature changes to clinical, radiologic, and electrophysiological findings in unilateral lumbosacral radiculopathy and to delineate the possible temperature-change mechanisms involved.MethodsOne hundred and one patients who had clinical symptoms and for whom there were physical findings suggestive or indicative of unilateral lumbosacral radiculopathy, along with 27 normal controls, were selected for the study, and the thermal-pattern results of digital infrared thermographic imaging (DITI) performed on the back and lower extremities were analyzed. Local temperatures were assessed by comparing the mean temperature differences (ΔT) in 30 regions of interest (ROIs), and abnormal thermal patterns were divided into seven regions. To aid the diagnosis of radiculopathy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electrophysiological tests were also carried out.ResultsThe incidence of disc herniation on MRI was 86%; 43% of patients showed electrophysiological abnormalities. On DITI, 97% of the patients showed abnormal ΔT in at least one of the 30 ROIs, and 79% showed hypothermia on the involved side. Seventy-eight percent of the patients also showed abnormal thermal patterns in at least one of the seven regions. Patients who had motor weakness or lateral-type disc herniation showed some correlations with abnormal DITI findings. However, neither pain severity nor other physical or electrophysiological findings were related to the DITI findings.ConclusionSkin temperature change following lumbosacral radiculopathy was related to some clinical and MRI findings, suggesting muscle atrophy. DITI, despite its limitations, might be useful as a complementary tool in the diagnosis of unilateral lumbosacral radiculopathy.

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“…[19][20][21] This technique was initially used for nighttime detection by the US army. [19][20][21] This technique was initially used for nighttime detection by the US army.…”

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Infrared thermal imaging and Doppler vessel pressurization ultrasonography to detect lower extremity deep vein thrombosis: Diagnostic accuracy study

Deng

Tang

Jiang

et al. 2017

Clinical Respiratory J

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The effectiveness of digital infrared thermographic imaging in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome

Cited by 36 publications

References 19 publications

Early assessment of the efficacy of digital infrared thermal imaging in pediatric extremity trauma

Early assessment of the efficacy of digital infrared thermal imaging in pediatric extremity trauma

Skin Temperature Changes in Patients With Unilateral Lumbosacral Radiculopathy

Infrared thermal imaging and Doppler vessel pressurization ultrasonography to detect lower extremity deep vein thrombosis: Diagnostic accuracy study

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