title: A medical thermal imaging device for the prevention of diabetic foot ulceration.
abstract: In this paper a description is given of the development, characterisation and first results of a thermal imaging device aimed at significantly reducing the incidence of diabetic foot ulceration (DFU). These devices will be used in three clinical centres and in two preliminary clinical trials. The first will be on healthy volunteers to set a robust baseline for the overall research aims and the second on  >100 patients at high risk of DFU. In the second phase of the project the objective is to demonstrate significant reduction in the incidence of DFU through a comparison of the results of standard care of high risk feet with standard care plus thermal imaging.
authors.affiliation: Temperature and Humidity Group, National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Machin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whittam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ainarkar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bevans
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Edmonds
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kluwe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Petrova
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Plassmann
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ring
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002138:Calibration; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013696:Temperature; D013817:Thermography / Q000295:instrumentation*