Upper body thermal images and associated clinical data from a pilot cohort study of COVID-19

BMC Res Notes. 2024 Jan 19;17(1):30. doi: 10.1186/s13104-024-06688-w.

Abstract

Objectives: The data was collected for a cohort study to assess the capability of thermal videos in the detection of SARS-CoV-2. Using this data, a published study applied machine learning to analyze thermal image features for Covid-19 detection.

Data description: The study recorded a set of measurements from 252 participants over 18 years of age requesting a SARS-CoV-2 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test at the Hospital Zambrano-Hellion in Nuevo León, México. Data for PCR results, demographics, vital signs, food intake, activities and lifestyle factors, recently taken medications, respiratory and general symptoms, and a thermal video session where the volunteers performed a simple breath-hold in four different positions were collected. Vital signs recorded include axillary temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen saturation. Each thermal video is split into 4 scenes, corresponding to front, back, left and right sides, and is available in MPEG-4 format to facilitate inclusion into pipelines for image processing. Raw JPEG images of the background between subjects are included to register variations in room temperatures.

Keywords: Covid-19; Demographic data; Respiratory disease; Thermal imaging; Thermal videos.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • COVID-19* / diagnosis
  • Cohort Studies
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Pilot Projects
  • SARS-CoV-2