Medical infrared thermal imaging of canine appendicular bone neoplasia
Abstract Background Medical infrared thermal imaging (MITI) is a noninvasive imaging modality used in veterinary medicine as a screening tool for musculoskeletal and neurological disease processes. An infrared camera measures the surface body heat and produces a color map that represents the heat di...
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| author | J. Sung C. Loughin D. Marino F. Leyva C. Dewey S. Umbaugh M. Lesser |
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| description | Abstract Background Medical infrared thermal imaging (MITI) is a noninvasive imaging modality used in veterinary medicine as a screening tool for musculoskeletal and neurological disease processes. An infrared camera measures the surface body heat and produces a color map that represents the heat distribution. Local trauma or disease can impair the autonomic nervous system, which leads to changes in the local dermal microcirculation and subsequent alteration of surface body heat. Disruption of autonomic flow to the cutaneous vasculature at deeper levels can also result in asymmetric thermographic results. The purpose of this study was to evaluate surface temperature differences between limbs affected by bone neoplasia and their normal contralateral limbs. Results A statistically significant difference in average temperature was noted between regions of interest of the two groups (paired difference: 0.53 C° ± 0.14; P = 0.0005). In addition, pattern recognition analysis yielded a 75–100% success rate in lesion identification. Conclusions Significant alterations noted with average temperature and thermographic patterns indicate that MITI can document discernible changes associated with the presence of canine appendicular bone tumors. While MITI cannot be used as the sole diagnostic tool for bone cancer, it can be used as a screening modality and may be applicable in early detection of cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d3d63514e06442f395eac17ca2afd5a12022-12-21T23:19:06ZengBMCBMC Veterinary Research1746-61482019-12-011511710.1186/s12917-019-2180-6Medical infrared thermal imaging of canine appendicular bone neoplasiaJ. Sung0C. Loughin1D. Marino2F. Leyva3C. Dewey4S. Umbaugh5M. Lesser6Department of Surgery, Long Island Veterinary SpecialistsDepartment of Surgery, Long Island Veterinary SpecialistsDepartment of Surgery, Long Island Veterinary SpecialistsDepartment of Surgery, Long Island Veterinary SpecialistsDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary MedicineComputer Vision and Image Processing Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleBiostatistics Unit, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell HealthAbstract Background Medical infrared thermal imaging (MITI) is a noninvasive imaging modality used in veterinary medicine as a screening tool for musculoskeletal and neurological disease processes. An infrared camera measures the surface body heat and produces a color map that represents the heat distribution. Local trauma or disease can impair the autonomic nervous system, which leads to changes in the local dermal microcirculation and subsequent alteration of surface body heat. Disruption of autonomic flow to the cutaneous vasculature at deeper levels can also result in asymmetric thermographic results. The purpose of this study was to evaluate surface temperature differences between limbs affected by bone neoplasia and their normal contralateral limbs. Results A statistically significant difference in average temperature was noted between regions of interest of the two groups (paired difference: 0.53 C° ± 0.14; P = 0.0005). In addition, pattern recognition analysis yielded a 75–100% success rate in lesion identification. Conclusions Significant alterations noted with average temperature and thermographic patterns indicate that MITI can document discernible changes associated with the presence of canine appendicular bone tumors. While MITI cannot be used as the sole diagnostic tool for bone cancer, it can be used as a screening modality and may be applicable in early detection of cancer.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2180-6Medical infrared thermal imagingCanine appendicular bone cancer |
| spellingShingle | J. Sung C. Loughin D. Marino F. Leyva C. Dewey S. Umbaugh M. Lesser Medical infrared thermal imaging of canine appendicular bone neoplasia BMC Veterinary Research Medical infrared thermal imaging Canine appendicular bone cancer |
| title | Medical infrared thermal imaging of canine appendicular bone neoplasia |
| title_full | Medical infrared thermal imaging of canine appendicular bone neoplasia |
| title_fullStr | Medical infrared thermal imaging of canine appendicular bone neoplasia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medical infrared thermal imaging of canine appendicular bone neoplasia |
| title_short | Medical infrared thermal imaging of canine appendicular bone neoplasia |
| title_sort | medical infrared thermal imaging of canine appendicular bone neoplasia |
| topic | Medical infrared thermal imaging Canine appendicular bone cancer |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2180-6 |
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