Abstract: A system for determining a clinically relevant temperature differential between a predetermined area of interest, as defined herein, on the body surface of a mammal and a control area on the body surface of said mammal, said system comprising: a visual and thermal image capturing device, said image capturing device comprising: a housing, a means for capturing a digital visual image within said housing; and a means for capturing a digital thermal image within said housing; a display apparatus, said display apparatus comprising means for showing said captured visual image and said captured thermal image; and a computing apparatus, said computing apparatus operatively connected to said image capturing device and to said display apparatus, said computing apparatus comprising: a means for selecting a control area on the surface of the skin; a means for determining an temperature of said control area; a means for selecting an area of clinical interest within said visual image; a means for calculating plane geometri

Abstract: A method of using long wave infrared thermography (LWIT) to quantify the characteristic temperature changes associated with infected wounds to accurately confirm the existence of or absence of infection.

Abstract: A method of quantifying crucial limb ischemia, the method including the steps of: acquiring temperature data over time of a wound using LWIT; creating a database of the acquired temperature data; comparing the data of the created database to known Heterogeneity Indices; and evaluating the comparisons to assess wound healing.