Method and apparatus for detecting and monitoring a foot pre-ulcer

A method of monitoring a patient's foot forms a thermogram of the sole of at least one foot of the patient, and determines whether the thermogram presents at least one of a plurality of prescribed patterns. The method also compares the thermogram against a prior thermogram of the same foot, and...

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Hauptverfasser:	Geboff, Adam, Engler, Jeffrey Mark, Petersen, Brian Jude, Bloom, Jonathan David, Kale, David Charles, Linders, David Robert
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DIAGNOSIS HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PHYSICS SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of monitoring a patient's foot forms a thermogram of the sole of at least one foot of the patient, and determines whether the thermogram presents at least one of a plurality of prescribed patterns. The method also compares the thermogram against a prior thermogram of the same foot, and produces output information indicating the emergence of an ulcer on a given portion on the at least one foot as a function of 1) whether the thermogram is determined to present the at least one pattern, and 2) the comparison with the prior thermogram, which shows non-ulcerated tissue at the given location.