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Area of Science:

  • Physiological measurement techniques
  • Biomedical optics and imaging

Background:

  • Breathing pattern analysis is crucial for respiratory health assessment.
  • Infrared thermography offers a non-invasive method for physiological monitoring.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and validate a novel method for analyzing breathing modes using infrared thermography.
  • To evaluate different data extraction methods for thermal imaging of respiratory patterns.

Main Methods:

  • An exploratory cross-sectional study involving 38 thermal images of nasal and simulated mouth breathing.
  • Utilized FLIR Tools® software to extract temperature data (min, mean, max) from nose and mouth regions.
  • Compared three data selection forms: line, rectangle, and ellipse.

Main Results:

  • The line selection form showed greater temperature variability, indicating measurement limitations.
  • Rectangle and ellipse selection forms yielded similar temperature extraction results.
  • Significant differences in nose and mouth temperatures were observed during inspiration and expiration, with exceptions for mean inspiration temperatures using rectangle/ellipse.

Conclusions:

  • Breathing modes can be reliably distinguished using mean mouth temperatures during inspiration.
  • The ellipse selection form is recommended for accurate assessment of breathing modes via infrared thermography.