thermography

Original Research

Early Skin Temperature Characteristics of the Kennedy Lesion (Kennedy Terminal Ulcer)

04/15/2023

Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, RN, FNP, APRN-BC¹; Deanna Vargo, BSN, RN, CWS, FACCWS, CWOCN²; Leslie Ritter, PhD, RN³; Diane Adams, BSN, RN, CWCN⁴; Suzanne Koerner, BSN, RN, CWOCN⁴; Ellen Duell, APRN, CWOCN, ACNS-BC⁵

Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, RN, FNP, APR...

This study describes early skin temperature changes in Kennedy Lesions using long-wave infrared thermography. The major finding of this study is that there were no early skin temperature differences between the KLs and surrounding skin. The...

This study describes early skin...

04/15/2023

Wound Management & Prevention

Original Research

Sensitivity and Specificity of Thermal Imaging When Used to Detect Superficial Venous Reflux as Compared to Duplex Ultrasound

03/04/2021

Ariel D. Soffer, MD, FACC^1,2; Marcus Caine, PhD, CEng³; Patrick C. Hardigan, PhD⁴; Ryan Geffin, BA⁵; Eric Young, BA⁴; Joshua Diener⁶; David DI Wright, MB, FRCS¹

¹USA Therm, LLC; ²Nicolette Tabacco Soffer Health, Aventura, Florida; ³Independent Scientific Consultant, UK; ⁴College of Allopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; ⁵Florida International University Medical School, Miami, Florida; ⁶Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

Ariel D. Soffer, MD, FACC1,2; Marcus ...

More than 80 million Americans suffer from chronic venous disease, which often is visually recognized as varicose veins. If left untreated, these abnormal leg veins can progressively worsen and cause other complications.

More than 80 million Americans...

03/04/2021

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

Thermal Imaging of Superficial Leg Circulation Improves Venous Diagnostic Efficiency and Completeness

11/18/2020

Ariel D. Soffer, MD, FACC¹; Nicolette Tabacco²; Ryan Geffin, BA³; Eric Young, BA⁴; Marcus Caine, PhD, CEng⁵; Patrick C. Hardigan, PhD⁴; David DI Wright, MB, FRCS⁶

¹USA Therm, LLC; Aventura, Florida; ²Soffer Health, Aventura, Florida; ³Florida International University Medical School, Miami, Florida; ⁴College of Allopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; ⁵Independent consultant; United Kingdom; ⁶USA Therm, LLC, United Kingdom