Thermal imaging potential and limitations to predict healing of venous leg ulcers
Abstract Area analysis of thermal images can detect delayed healing in diabetes foot ulcers, but not venous leg ulcers (VLU) assessed in the home environment. This study proposes using textural analysis of thermal images to predict the healing trajectory of venous leg ulcers assessed in home setting...
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| author | Mahta Monshipouri Behzad Aliahmad Rajna Ogrin Kylie Elder Jacinta Anderson Barbara Polus Dinesh Kumar |
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| description | Abstract Area analysis of thermal images can detect delayed healing in diabetes foot ulcers, but not venous leg ulcers (VLU) assessed in the home environment. This study proposes using textural analysis of thermal images to predict the healing trajectory of venous leg ulcers assessed in home settings. Participants with VLU were followed over twelve weeks. Digital images, thermal images and planimetry of wound tracings of the ulcers of 60 older participants was recorded in their homes by nurses. Participants were labelled as healed or unhealed based on status of the wound at the 12th week follow up. The weekly change in textural features was computed and the first two principal components were obtained. 60 participants (aged 80.53 ± 11.94 years) with 72 wounds (mean area 21.32 ± 51.28cm2) were included in the study. The first PCA of the change in textural features in week 2 with respect to week 0 were statistically significant for differentiating between healed and unhealed cases. Textural analysis of thermal images is an effective method to predict in week 2 which venous leg ulcers will not heal by week 12 among older people whose wounds are being managed in their homes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-899475cb2649456881cb2f0c5d209f622022-12-21T20:36:03ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-06-0111111110.1038/s41598-021-92828-2Thermal imaging potential and limitations to predict healing of venous leg ulcersMahta Monshipouri0Behzad Aliahmad1Rajna Ogrin2Kylie Elder3Jacinta Anderson4Barbara Polus5Dinesh Kumar6Biosignals for Affordable Healthcare, RMIT UniversityBiosignals for Affordable Healthcare, RMIT UniversityBiosignals for Affordable Healthcare, RMIT UniversityBolton ClarkeBolton ClarkeBiosignals for Affordable Healthcare, RMIT UniversityBiosignals for Affordable Healthcare, RMIT UniversityAbstract Area analysis of thermal images can detect delayed healing in diabetes foot ulcers, but not venous leg ulcers (VLU) assessed in the home environment. This study proposes using textural analysis of thermal images to predict the healing trajectory of venous leg ulcers assessed in home settings. Participants with VLU were followed over twelve weeks. Digital images, thermal images and planimetry of wound tracings of the ulcers of 60 older participants was recorded in their homes by nurses. Participants were labelled as healed or unhealed based on status of the wound at the 12th week follow up. The weekly change in textural features was computed and the first two principal components were obtained. 60 participants (aged 80.53 ± 11.94 years) with 72 wounds (mean area 21.32 ± 51.28cm2) were included in the study. The first PCA of the change in textural features in week 2 with respect to week 0 were statistically significant for differentiating between healed and unhealed cases. Textural analysis of thermal images is an effective method to predict in week 2 which venous leg ulcers will not heal by week 12 among older people whose wounds are being managed in their homes.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92828-2 |
| spellingShingle | Mahta Monshipouri Behzad Aliahmad Rajna Ogrin Kylie Elder Jacinta Anderson Barbara Polus Dinesh Kumar Thermal imaging potential and limitations to predict healing of venous leg ulcers Scientific Reports |
| title | Thermal imaging potential and limitations to predict healing of venous leg ulcers |
| title_full | Thermal imaging potential and limitations to predict healing of venous leg ulcers |
| title_fullStr | Thermal imaging potential and limitations to predict healing of venous leg ulcers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal imaging potential and limitations to predict healing of venous leg ulcers |
| title_short | Thermal imaging potential and limitations to predict healing of venous leg ulcers |
| title_sort | thermal imaging potential and limitations to predict healing of venous leg ulcers |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92828-2 |
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