Diagnostic accuracy of infrared thermal imaging for detecting COVID‐19 infection in minimally symptomatic patients
MA Martinez‐Jimenez… - European journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
MA Martinez‐Jimenez, VM Loza‐Gonzalez, ES Kolosovas‐Machuca, ME Yanes‐Lane…
European journal of clinical investigation, 2021•Wiley Online LibraryIntroduction Despite being widely used as a screening tool, a rigorous scientific evaluation
of infrared thermography for the diagnosis of minimally symptomatic patients suspected of
having COVID‐19 infection has not been performed. Methods A consecutive sample of 60
adult individuals with a history of close contact with COVID‐19 infected individuals and mild
respiratory symptoms for less than 7 days and 20 confirmed COVID‐19 negative healthy
volunteers were enrolled in the study. Infrared thermograms of the face were obtained with a …
of infrared thermography for the diagnosis of minimally symptomatic patients suspected of
having COVID‐19 infection has not been performed. Methods A consecutive sample of 60
adult individuals with a history of close contact with COVID‐19 infected individuals and mild
respiratory symptoms for less than 7 days and 20 confirmed COVID‐19 negative healthy
volunteers were enrolled in the study. Infrared thermograms of the face were obtained with a …
Introduction
Despite being widely used as a screening tool, a rigorous scientific evaluation of infrared thermography for the diagnosis of minimally symptomatic patients suspected of having COVID‐19 infection has not been performed.
Methods
A consecutive sample of 60 adult individuals with a history of close contact with COVID‐19 infected individuals and mild respiratory symptoms for less than 7 days and 20 confirmed COVID‐19 negative healthy volunteers were enrolled in the study. Infrared thermograms of the face were obtained with a mobile camera, and RT‐PCR was used as the reference standard test to diagnose COVID‐19 infection. Temperature values and distribution of the face of healthy volunteers and patients with and without COVID‐19 infection were then compared.
Results
Thirty‐four patients had an RT‐PCR confirmed diagnosis of COVID‐19 and 26 had negative test results. The temperature asymmetry between the lacrimal caruncles and the forehead was significantly higher in COVID‐19 positive individuals. Through a random forest analysis, a cut‐off value of 0.55°C was found to discriminate with an 82% accuracy between patients with and without COVID‐19 confirmed infection.
Conclusions
Among adults with a history of COVID‐19 exposure and mild respiratory symptoms, a temperature asymmetry of ≥ 0.55°C between the lacrimal caruncle and the forehead is highly suggestive of COVID‐19 infection. This finding questions the widespread use of the measurement of absolute temperature values of the forehead as a COVID‐19 screening tool.
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