Machin G, Whittam A, Ainarkar S, Allen J, Bevans J, Edmonds M, Kluwe B, Macdonald A, Petrova N, Plassmann P, Ring F, Rogers L, Simpson R
Temperature and Humidity Group, National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW, United Kingdom.
Physiol Meas. 2017 Mar;38(3):420-430. doi: 10.1088/1361-6579/aa56b1. Epub 2017 Jan 5.
In this paper a description is given of the development, characterisation and first results of a thermal imaging device aimed at significantly reducing the incidence of diabetic foot ulceration (DFU). These devices will be used in three clinical centres and in two preliminary clinical trials. The first will be on healthy volunteers to set a robust baseline for the overall research aims and the second on >100 patients at high risk of DFU. In the second phase of the project the objective is to demonstrate significant reduction in the incidence of DFU through a comparison of the results of standard care of high risk feet with standard care plus thermal imaging.
本文描述了一种旨在显著降低糖尿病足溃疡（DFU）发病率的热成像设备的研发、特性及初步结果。这些设备将在三个临床中心用于两项初步临床试验。第一项试验将针对健康志愿者，为总体研究目标设定一个可靠的基线，第二项试验将针对100多名DFU高危患者。在该项目的第二阶段，目标是通过比较高危足部标准护理与标准护理加热成像的结果，证明DFU发病率显著降低。
