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Applications of Thermal Imaging in Public Health

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Care Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 3180

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Prof. Dr. Eduardo Neves

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Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Curitiba 80230-901, Brazil
Interests: health diagnostic; physical fitness; public health; thermal imaging; therapeutic technologies
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Dear Colleagues,

Thermal imaging is applied in numerous areas: military, factory maintenance, firefighting, medicine, biomedical engineering, dentistry, surgery, sports.

Applications in the areas of human health have revolutionized clinical practice in terms of diagnosis, patient monitoring, treatment follow-up, intra-surgical, and post-surgical procedures, among others.

More recently, artificial intelligence tools have encouraged the use of thermal imaging, increasing the sensitivity and specificity of this tool in different applications.

This Special Issue aims to publish original research, systematic reviews, technical communications, and technical protocols that help solidify the application of thermography in medicine.

Authors from related areas, who have used thermal imaging for basic research that has direct application in human health, such as research for the development of fabrics or equipment that improve thermoregulation, are also invited to participate in this Special Issue.

We invite authors who have used thermal images in the areas of human health, or who have developed some application of artificial intelligence or machine learning applicable to the processing or analysis of thermal images to contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge by publishing their works.

Prof. Dr. Eduardo Neves
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Keywords

  • thermal imaging
  • infrared imaging
  • thermography
  • medicine
  • surgery
  • dentistry
  • health
  • sports
  • veterinary
  • biomedical engineering

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Infrared Imaging of the Brain-Eyelid Thermal Tunnel: A Promising Method for Measuring Body Temperature in Afebrile Children
by Franciele De Meneck, Vinicius Santana, Gabriel Carneiro Brioschi, Denise Sabbagh Haddad, Eduardo Borba Neves, Maria do Carmo Franco and Marcos Leal Brioschi
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(19), 6867; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20196867 - 30 Sep 2023
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(1) Infrared thermography of the inner canthus of the eye has emerged as a promising tool for temperature screening and fever diagnosis. Its non-invasive nature lends itself well to mass screening in diverse settings such as schools, public transport, and healthcare facilities. Swift [...] Read more.
(1) Infrared thermography of the inner canthus of the eye has emerged as a promising tool for temperature screening and fever diagnosis. Its non-invasive nature lends itself well to mass screening in diverse settings such as schools, public transport, and healthcare facilities. Swift and accurate temperature assessment plays a pivotal role in the early identification of potential fever cases, facilitating timely isolation, testing, and treatment, thereby mitigating the risk of disease transmission. Nonetheless, the reliability of this approach in the pediatric population, especially when compared to conventional thermometry methods, remains unexplored. This preliminary study aimed to evaluate the concordance between the temperature of the inner canthus of the eye (Tic,eye), referred to as the brain-eyelid thermal tunnel (BTT°), with axillary and tympanic methods in afebrile children. (2) Methods: A cohort of 36 children, matched in a 1:1 ratio for gender and age, underwent comprehensive assessments encompassing anthropometric data, blood pressure evaluations, axillary (Tax) and tympanic (Tty) temperature measurements, as well as BTT° infrared thermography. (3) Results: The findings revealed a high level of concordance among the tympanic, axillary, and BTT° measurement methods. Bland–Altman plots showed that the bias was minimal, and no statistically significant differences were observed when comparing BTT° with axillary (p = 0.136) and tympanic (p = 0.268) measurements. Passing–Bablok regression scatter plots further confirmed the agreement, aligning the fitted regression line closely with the identity line for both axillary versus BTT° and tympanic (Tty) versus BTT° comparisons. (4) Conclusions: This study holds significant implications for public health, especially in the context of infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19. BTT° infrared thermography of the inner canthus of the eye (Tic,eye) reliably measures body temperature in afebrile children in controlled settings; nevertheless, its practical application necessitates the adaptation of biothermodynamic parameters to accommodate diverse environmental conditions. Full article
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Can Adipose Tissue Influence the Evaluation of Thermographic Images in Adolescents?
by Hamilton H. T. Reis, Ciro J. Brito, Manuel Sillero-Quintana, Alisson G. Silva, Ismael Fernández-Cuevas, Matheus S. Cerqueira, Francisco Z. Werneck and João C. B. Marins
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4405; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054405 - 1 Mar 2023
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Infrared thermography (IRT) is a technology easy to use for clinical purposes as a pre-diagnostic tool for many health conditions. However, the analysis process of a thermographic image needs to be meticulous to make an appropriate decision. The adipose tissue is considered a [...] Read more.
Infrared thermography (IRT) is a technology easy to use for clinical purposes as a pre-diagnostic tool for many health conditions. However, the analysis process of a thermographic image needs to be meticulous to make an appropriate decision. The adipose tissue is considered a potential influence factor in the skin temperature (Tsk) values obtained by IRT. This study aimed to verify the influence of body fat percentage (%BF) on Tsk measured by IRT in male adolescents. A total of 100 adolescents (16.79 ± 0.97 years old and body mass index of 18.41 ± 2.32 kg/m²) was divided into two groups through the results of a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry analysis: obese (n = 50, %BF 30.21 ± 3.79) and non-obese (n = 50, %BF 11.33 ± 3.08). Thermograms were obtained by a FLIR T420 infrared camera and analyzed by ThermoHuman® software version 2.12, subdividing the body into seven regions of interest (ROI). The results showed that obese adolescents presented lower mean Tsk values than the non-obese for all ROIs (p < 0.05), with emphasis on the global Tsk (0.91 °C) and anterior (1.28 °C) and posterior trunk (1.18 °C), with “very large” effect size values. A negative correlation was observed in all the ROI (p < 0.01), mainly in the anterior (r = −0.71, p < 0.001) and posterior trunk (r = −0.65, p < 0.001). Tables of thermal normality were proposed for different ROIs according to the classification of obesity. In conclusion, the %BF affects the registered Tsk values in male Brazilian adolescents assessed by IRT. Full article
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