A Pilot Study of Infrared Thermal Imaging to Detect Active Bone Lesions in Children With Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis.

Yongdong ZhaoRamesh S IyerLucas ReichleyAssaf P OronNancy E GoveAveri E KitschDebosmita BiswasSeth FriedmanSavannah C PartridgeCarol A Wallace

Published in: Arthritis care & research (2020)

Children with active CNO lesions in the distal tibia/fibula exhibited higher regional temperatures on average than healthy extremities. Larger studies are warranted to further evaluate the clinical utility of infrared thermal imaging for CNO detection.

Keyphrases

high resolution
young adults
soft tissue
bone mineral density
fluorescence imaging
body composition
loop mediated isothermal amplification
photodynamic therapy
drug induced
bone loss
sensitive detection