Background and objective.

Chronic wounds require regular monitoring for evaluation and prevention of complications. Such assessment remains subjective, prone to error, and it is often a time-consuming and costly process for patients and public health.

We propose to use three-dimensional thermographic models that can complement wound assessment.

Methods.

A pilot study in 6 participants where three-dimensional thermographic models were created from images obtained with low-cost portable devices.

Results.

The results show patterns of temperature differences that seem to be related to the behavior of the wound area.

Conclusions.

We observe its usefulness in providing a low-cost visualization tool and objective quantitative and qualitative indicators of the evolution of wounds, as well as the possibility of monitoring in remote areas where there is a lack of specialists, since by providing metrics, it would help in their monitoring and evaluation.

Level of evidence

5c Diagnostic

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