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Percentile-based infrared thermography for community screening of foot thermal abnormalities

Thai researchers developed percentile-based plantar thermography indices for vascular-ischemic and metabolic-inflammatory patterns. PCA and logistic regression produced moderate discrimination (AUC 0.714), with 74.2% sensitivity and 65.0% specificity.

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Key findings

  • PCA yielded metabolic-inflammatory and vascular-ischemic components. Combined discrimination was moderate rather than high, implying meaningful false-positive and false-negative rates.
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Why this matters globally

With external validation, the method could triage people for further assessment in resource-limited communities without radiation or contact.

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Thai researcher contribution

Teams from Chiang Mai, North-Chiang Mai and Nation universities linked imaging engineering with community health data.

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Limitations to consider

The abstract does not state sample size or fully define the reference standard. External validation, environmental control, comorbidity adjustment and between-camera reproducibility remain unclear.

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Verify the original sources

Journal of Associated Medical SciencesRead the original article

DOI: 10.66285/jams.2026.094

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