Objective Inflammation plays a central role in the pathophysiology of rheumatic diseases as
well as in osteoarthritis. Temperature, which can be quantified using infrared thermography …

Infrared Thermal (IRT) imaging is a medical imaging modality to study skin temperature in
real time, providing physiological information about the underlining structures. One of the …

A recent review of thermography studies in rheumatoid arthritis shows limited data about
disease activity and mostly focuses on differences between the thermography of rheumatoid …

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease which affects the small joints. Early
prediction of RA is necessary for the treatment and management of the disease. The current …

The aims and objectives of the study were to i) perform image segmentation using a color-
based k-means clustering algorithm and feature extraction using binary robust invariant …

This review aims to summarise the recent literature concerning the usage of thermal imaging
in the study of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Most RA studies have applied thermal imaging as a …

The diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases in patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis is
fundamental to improving their survival rate. In particular, the average survival time of …

The aim of the study was (1) to perform an automated segmentation of hot spot regions of
the hand from thermograph using the k-means algorithm and (2) to test the potential of …

Background In dogs, thermal imaging has been documented only recently, but a growing
interest in this modality has led to studies using thermography to assess pathologies in the …

The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential of the thermogram in diagnosing
rheumatoid arthritis and to compare the implementation of k-means algorithm and fuzzy c …