Surface temperature characteristics of patients with malignant lymphoma based on infrared thermal imaging technology

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the difference in body surface temperature characteristics between patients with malignant lymphoma and healthy people by infrared thermography, and to find the independent risk factors for malignant lymphoma in temperature characteristics. Methods: The infrared heat maps of 40 patients with malignant lymphoma and 40 healthy people who were admitted to Dongzhimen Hospital from December 2022 to December 2023 were collected, and the temperature characteristics of the target area were measured and analyzed. Results: The average temperature of hands and feet in the malignant lymphoma group was higher than that in the normal control group. The average temperature of the abdomen, spine and back of the control group was lower than that of the normal control group (P < 0.05). The homogeneity of the neck and abdomen was worse than that of the normal control group (P < 0.05). The symmetry of the anterior, neck and clavicle region was worse than that of the normal control group (P < 0.05). Lower abdominal homogeneity and neck symmetry were independent risk factors for the diagnosis of malignant lymphoma (P<0.05). Conclusion: Infrared thermal imaging is beneficial to the screening of malignant lymphoma and the evaluation of therapeutic effect.