Is it possible to distinguish bone fracture by using thermal images like skull?
Hi
This method is being used for extremities. I don't know for the skull. Maybe these articles will help you:
Infrared Thermal Imaging in the Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sanchis-Sánchez E et all. AJR:203, October 2014
Infrared thermography is useful for ruling out fractures in paediatric emergencies.
Sanchis-Sánchez E et all. Eur J Pediatr. 2015 Apr;174(4):493-9.
Thank you so much for your tips.
It was a big help for me.
But ,Now the question that I have is that In general, this method can be used to detect bone fracture or not?Not only for the skull, for any bone?
Because
I have read something about horses.
Hi again,
In order to eliminate radiation exposure for children, some studies were conducted to evaluate thermography method. According to reported results, it is useful for fractures of extremities.
Especially, in suspect cases for fatigue (stress) fractures thermography may be useful.
Thanks very much for your answer
If I have infrared images of my broken hand bone and I send for a thermography specialist ,
Can he identify fracture and its location?
Hi
It depends on the camera you used. If you use an advanced and highly distinctive camera it could be detected, especially carpal bones.
Hi again
On the other hand, If you check the literature no standardization protocol of this method has been approved. Because some studies just check the hot spots on the view and presume hot spots as fractures. Some studies use local temperature levels. As a result, it was found to be available in the extremity bones. But some authors find this method useless for emergency conditions.
Dr. Develi, I agree entirely with you. I cannot imagine x-rays to be adequately substituted by thermography. Unless it is not available?
Thermography is a method of functional diagnostics, and for topical diagnosis has limitations. So no need to compete with the methods of structural imaging such as CT or MRI. At the same time, practical applications might be for thermography, for example, to adjust the rate of distraction, during monitoring of engraftment or to assess the effectiveness of physical therapy, especially in the area of sport medicine.
See, for example, 1) Morasievicz L. et al. (2008). Use of thermography to monitor the bone regenerate during limb lengthening, 2) RU patent 2457777 (URL: http://www.freepatent.ru/patents/2457777).
And the most efficient to apply thermography for the assessment of peripheral nerves damage, which often related to fractures of long tubular bones. There is an extensive literature about this application of the method.
Hi, Infrared thermography is useful for ruling out fractures in paediatric emergencies.pdf
we are working on portable themography camera based human bone fracture deduction.