Pilot study on the use of infrared thermal imaging to predict infrainguinal bypass outcome in the immediate post-operative period

Vascular. 2019 Dec;27(6):663-667. doi: 10.1177/1708538119847391. Epub 2019 May 8.

Authors

J Al Shakarchi¹, N Inston², D Dabare², J Newman¹, A Garnham¹, S Hobbs¹, M Wall¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery, Black Country Vascular Network, Dudley, UK.
² Department of Renal Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

PMID: 31067207
DOI: 10.1177/1708538119847391

No abstract available

Keywords: Infrared; angiosome; critical limb ischaemia; infrainguinal bypass; thermal imaging.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Infrared Rays*
Lower Extremity / blood supply*
Male
Middle Aged
Perfusion Imaging / methods*
Peripheral Arterial Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Peripheral Arterial Disease / physiopathology
Peripheral Arterial Disease / surgery*
Pilot Projects
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Regional Blood Flow
Reproducibility of Results
Skin Temperature*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Grafting*
Vascular Patency*