Review of Biomedical Applications of Contactless Imaging of Neonates Using Infrared Thermography and Beyond
| Autor: | Michael Narvey, Yahya Ethawi, Sherif S. Sherif, Georg M. Schmoelzer, Molly Seshia, Abbas K. AlZubaidi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Materials science
Medical staff pediatrics physio-features infrared thermography Infrared Computer science QH301-705.5 0206 medical engineering preterm infants NICU 02 engineering and technology Review 01 natural sciences Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) near-infrared Skin breakdown Imaging modalities 010309 optics Optics Optical coherence tomography Structural Biology Intensive care 0103 physical sciences medicine Near infrared imaging tissue optics Biology (General) visible light optical coherence tomography medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry short-wave infrared 020601 biomedical engineering Tissue optics Thermography Delicate skin business Biotechnology Monitoring procedure Biomedical engineering neonatal imaging |
| Zdroj: | Methods and Protocols, Vol 1, Iss 4, p 39 (2018) Methods and Protocols |
| ISSN: | 2409-9279 |
| Popis: | The sick preterm infant monitoring is an intriguing job that medical staff in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) must deal with on a daily basis. As a standards monitoring procedure, preterm infants are monitored via sensors and electrodes that are firmly attached to their fragile and delicate skin and connected to processing monitors. However, an alternative exists in contactless imaging to record such physiological signals (we call it as Physio-Markers), detecting superficial changes and internal structures activities which can be used independently of, or aligned with, conventional monitors. Countless advantages can be gained from unobtrusive monitoring not limited to: (1) quick data generation; (2) decreasing physical and direct contact with skin, which reduces skin breakdown and minimizes risk of infection; and (3) reduction of electrodes and probes connected to clinical monitors and attached to the skin, which allows greater body surface-area for better care. This review is an attempt to build a solid ground for and to provide a clear perspective of the potential clinical applications of technologies inside NICUs that use contactless imaging modalities such as Visible Light Imaging (VLI), Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS), and Infrared Thermography (IRT). |
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