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  • Dermatology
  • Vascular Medicine

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  • Chronic venous diseases (CVD) classification lacks objective thermal insights.
  • Infrared thermography (IRT) shows potential for CVD assessment.
  • Need for sophisticated analysis linking skin temperature to CVD severity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Identify distinct lower leg temperature patterns in CVD patients.
  • Correlate thermal features with specific CVD forms, including ulcers.
  • Develop IRT-based rules for objective CVD classification.

Main Methods:

  • Clinical trial with 36 CVD patients.
  • Acquisition of infrared images.
  • Region segmentation and analysis of seven thermal features.
  • Development of classification rules based on prominent thermal features.

Main Results:

  • Mild CVD: local skin temperature increase >1.5 °C.
  • Severe CVD: affected regions 2.0 °C warmer.
  • Venous leg ulcers: internal temperature variations of ~0.4 °C.
  • Ulcers were 1.1 °C–6.3 °C colder than surrounding skin.

Conclusions:

  • Distinct temperature patterns, varying by millimeters, correlate with CVD stages.
  • These patterns are indicative of varicose veins and tissue damage.
  • IRT offers a potential complementary tool for objective CVD classification and early detection.