Infrared thermography examination of post-traumatic conditions
of the hand nerves in paediatric patients compared to EMG
examination

J 2025

Infrared thermography examination of post-traumatic conditions of the hand nerves in paediatric patients compared to EMG examination

POKORNÁ, Jana; Zdenka BÁLINTOVÁ; Erik STAFFA a Vladan BERNARD

Základní údaje

Originální název

Infrared thermography examination of post-traumatic conditions of the hand nerves in paediatric patients compared to EMG examination

Autoři

POKORNÁ, Jana ; Zdenka BÁLINTOVÁ; Erik STAFFA a Vladan BERNARD

Vydání

INFRARED PHYSICS & TECHNOLOGY, NETHERLANDS, ELSEVIER, 2025, 1350-4495

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

30210 Clinical neurology

Stát vydavatele

Nizozemské království

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 3.400 v roce 2024

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Ano

Organizační jednotka

Lékařská fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

Infrared thermographyThermography in clinical medicineElectromyographyHand nerve palsySegmentation of infrared images

Štítky

14110320, 14110511, rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 24. 4. 2025 08:51, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Anotace

V originále

Infrared thermography is a frequently employed technique for temperature screening in a variety of fields, yet it has the potential to be widely used in various medical examinations too. This article outlines the advantages of using infrared thermography in paediatric neurology to detect nerve pathology in the hand and compares its measurement results with the traditional neurological examination technique, electromyography. In order to achieve more accurate detection of the region of interest, original algorithm for the thermal evaluation of thermographic images was developed for the purposes of this study facilitating segmentation procedures according to the anatomical structure of the nerves of the hand. It is further noted that, with minor modification, this approach could be utilised in the future for similar evaluations of thermographic images in another application. The present study examined the surface skin temperature of 19 children’s hands using infrared thermography. The temperature findings were then used to determine whether a child’s hand had suffered nerve damage resulting from various types of injury. The statistically verified results using Student’s t-test indicate that nerve damage does affect hand skin temperature and may therefore be detected using an infrared camera. This suggests that infrared thermography may be useful in assisting with the primary diagnosis of nerve damage in children with hand injuries.

Citovat

POKORNÁ, Jana; Zdenka BÁLINTOVÁ; Erik STAFFA a Vladan BERNARD. Infrared thermography examination of post-traumatic conditions of the hand nerves in paediatric patients compared to EMG examination. INFRARED PHYSICS & TECHNOLOGY. NETHERLANDS: ELSEVIER, 2025, June 2025, č. 147, s. 1-10. ISSN 1350-4495. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105838.

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POKORNÁ, Jana; Zdenka BÁLINTOVÁ; Erik STAFFA a Vladan BERNARD. Infrared thermography examination of post-traumatic conditions of the hand nerves in paediatric patients compared to EMG examination. \textit{INFRARED PHYSICS \&{} TECHNOLOGY}. NETHERLANDS: ELSEVIER, 2025, June 2025, č.~147, s.~1-10. ISSN~1350-4495. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infrared.2025.105838.

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