A comparison of thermographic characteristics of the hands and wrists of rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy controls
- Submitting institution
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Staffordshire University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 6025
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1038/s41598-019-53598-0
- Title of journal
- Scientific Reports
- Article number
- 17204
- First page
- -
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2045-2322
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- November
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53598-0
- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
- 3 - Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy
- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
- -
- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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7
- Research group(s)
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A - Centre for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Technologies (CBRT)
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) affects more than 400,000 adults in the UK which can lead to deformity, disability, and cardio-vascular problems. This paper demonstrated, for the first time, that thermal imaging of the hand can be used to distinguish between healthy individuals and RA patients without inflammation (that is normally used to indicate RA). The results of this paper attracted interest from prominent media outlets in several countries across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The feature article in the Daily Mail online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7723655/Heat-scanners-detect-rheumatoid-arthritis-patients-palms-hotter-normal.html) led to enquires from several clinicians and patient groups.
- Author contribution statement
- -
- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
- -
