Journal
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
Volume 104, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103172
Keywords
Biomedical musculoskeletal applications; Infrared thermography; Rheumatic diseases; Thermographic image
Funding
- Foundation for Research and Innovation Support of the State of Santa Catarina (FAPESC) [04/2018, 2019TR1154]
- UNIEDU/FUMDES Graduate Program
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This systematic review summarized the clinical applicability of infrared thermography (IT) in rheumatic diseases (RD). The findings from 12 included studies demonstrated that IT is an effective tool for assessing the health status of individuals with RD, providing clinical information relevant to diagnosis and treatment.
Rheumatic Diseases (RD) are a class of disorders of the musculoskeletal system, including different conditions, and are considered a major cause of disability among the population. RD do not have an objective and quick diagnosis and are sometimes challenging. In this way, Infrared Thermography (IT) could represent a fast and effective tool to detect essential information for diagnosing RD. Thus, the aim of this systematic review was to summarize and describe the clinical applicability of IT in RD. This innovative systematic review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and was registered in the International Prospective Registry of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) (CRD42020214601). The risk of bias assessment was performed using the Cochrane tool. The PubMed, EMBASE, Science Direct, Web of Science, CINAHL, and SciELO databases were searched from their inception to June 2021. In total, 476 studies were identified and 12 studies met the inclusion criteria. The main RD analyzed were Raynaud's Phenomenon (RP), Scleroderma, Osteoarthritis (OA), Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and localized juvenile scleroderma. The assessment protocols were similar in terms of acclimatization time, distance between the camera and the individual, temperature, and ambient humidity. Evidence demonstrates that infrared thermography is an effective tool to assess the health status of individuals with rheumatic diseases, producing clinical information relevant to diagnosis and treatment.
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