scholarly journals Usefulness of Infrared Thermal Imaging Camera for Screening of Postoperative Surgical Site Infection after the Nuss Procedure

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Kenya Fujita ◽  
Masahiko Noguchi ◽  
Shunsuke Yuzuriha ◽  
Daisuke Yanagisawa ◽  
Kiyoshi Matsuo
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Imaging ◽  
Pectus Excavatum ◽  
Nuss Procedure ◽  
Infrared Thermal Imaging ◽  
Thermal Imaging Camera ◽  
Imaging Camera ◽  
Pectus Bar ◽  
The Right ◽  
Infection Monitoring ◽  
Ravitch Procedure

Introduction and Objective. The Nuss procedure is widely used in the treatment of pectus excavatum worldwide. Postoperative pectus bar infection is one of the most serious complications associated with this procedure. Therefore, early detection of signs of implant infection is very important. However, this is difficult, and effective methods have yet to be established.Methods. We use a handheld infrared thermal imaging camera to screen patients for postoperative infection following the Nuss procedure. Here, we report a 28-year-old man with recurrent postoperative (Ravitch procedure) pectus excavatum.Results. Infrared thermography camera clearly indicated slight cellulitis in the right chest.Conclusion. Our technique may assist in preventing postoperative bar infection and removal caused by severe bar infection. Furthermore, this camera is potentially suitable for many situations in infection monitoring following subcutaneous implant surgery.

New infrared thermal imaging camera diagnostic

1997 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 971-973 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ciotti ◽  
C. Alessandrini ◽  
A. De Angelis ◽  
V. Vitale ◽  
S. Bernd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Imaging ◽  
Infrared Thermal Imaging ◽  
Thermal Imaging Camera ◽  
Imaging Camera

Characterization of Defects in Semi-Insulating 6H-SiC Substrates Using IR Thermal Imaging Camera

2010 ◽  
Vol 645-648 ◽  
pp. 559-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun Yong Lee ◽  
Hisashi Miyazaki ◽  
Yoichi Okamoto ◽  
Jun Morimoto
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Imaging ◽  
Infrared Thermal Imaging ◽  
Ir Camera ◽  
Thermal Imaging Camera ◽  
Long Wavelength ◽  
Macro Scale ◽  
Imaging Camera ◽  
Thermal Influence ◽  
Scale 8 ◽  
Non Destructive

We have detected defects micro-pipes and a cluster of impurities in semi-insulating 6H-SiC substrates using long-wavelength infrared thermal imaging camera (IR-camera) with 8 ~ 14 µm in non-destructive and non-contact. Also we have evaluated the thermal influence of defects on the entire substrates from the observation results of scanning laser microscope (SLM) and light scattering tomography (LST). Through the process, it was certificated that the defects in the substrates could be detected with relatively macroscopic scale (8  6 mm2). Moreover, through a temperature profile processing by a 0.1 K thermal resolution, we estimated thermal behavior of the defect areas in the 6H-SiC precisely. The IR-camera is considered as effective technique for evaluating the defects in the intermediate range between micro and macro scale.

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