CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 656/123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communications, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3082/12, 616 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
Sensors (Basel). 2020 Nov 20;20(22):6656. doi: 10.3390/s20226656.
The RoScan is a novel, high-accuracy multispectral surface scanning system producing colored 3D models that include a thermal layer. (1) Background: at present, medicine still exhibits a lack of objective diagnostic methods. As many diseases involve thermal changes, thermography may appear to be a convenient technique for the given purpose; however, there are three limiting problems: exact localization, resolution vs. range, and impossibility of quantification. (2) Methods: the basic principles and benefits of the system are described. The procedures rely on a robotic manipulator with multiple sensors to create a multispectral 3D model. Importantly, the structure is robust, scene-independent, and features quantifiable measurement uncertainty; thus, all of the above problems of medical thermography are resolved. (3) Results: the benefits were demonstrated by several pilot case studies: medicament efficacy assessment in dermatology, objective recovery progress assessment in traumatology, applied force quantification in forensic sciences, exact localization of the cause of pain in physiotherapy, objective assessment of atopic dermatitis, and soft tissue volumetric measurements. (4) Conclusion: the RoScan addresses medical quantification, which embodies a frequent problem in several medical sectors, and can deliver new, objective information to improve the quality of healthcare and to eliminate false diagnoses.
罗氏扫描是一种新型的高精度多光谱表面扫描系统，可生成彩色的 3D 模型，其中包括一个热层。（1）背景：目前，医学仍然缺乏客观的诊断方法。由于许多疾病都涉及热变化，因此热成像似乎是一种方便的技术；然而，存在三个限制问题：精确定位、分辨率与范围，以及无法量化。（2）方法：描述了系统的基本原理和优势。该过程依赖于带有多个传感器的机器人操纵器来创建多光谱 3D 模型。重要的是，该结构坚固、与场景无关，并且具有可量化的测量不确定性；因此，解决了医学热成像的所有上述问题。（3）结果：通过几个试点案例研究证明了该系统的优势：皮肤科药物疗效评估、创伤学中客观的恢复进展评估、法医学中的应用力量化、物理治疗中疼痛原因的精确定位、特应性皮炎的客观评估以及软组织体积测量。（4）结论：罗氏扫描解决了医学量化问题，这是多个医学领域中经常出现的问题，它可以提供新的、客观的信息，以提高医疗保健质量并消除误诊。
