Leñero-Bardallo, J ASerrano, CAcha, BPérez-Carrasco, J ABernabeu-Wittel, J2023-02-092023-02-092020-06-17Leñero-Bardallo JA, Serrano C, Acha B, Pérez-Carrasco JA, Bernabeu-Wittel J. Thermography for the differential diagnosis of vascular malformations. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Mar;46(2):314-318http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15800Vascular malformations classification may pose a diagnostic challenge for physicians. In the early stages, they are diagnosed clinically mainly by visual inspection. For a deeper analysis, Doppler ultrasonography is the preferred technique to determine the haemodynamic behaviour of the anomaly. However, this imaging method is not always available and it requires trained operators to acquire and interpret the images. There is a lack of portable and user-friendly systems that may help physicians in the assessment of vascular malformations. We propose a new diagnostic procedure, more affordable and easier to use, based on a portable thermal camera. This technique provides information about temperature, which has been found to be correlated with the flow rate of the lesion. In our study, > 60 vascular malformations of previously diagnosed patients were analysed with a thermal camera to classify them into low-flow and high-flow malformations. The value was 1 for both sensitivity and specificity of this technique.enHemodynamicsThermographyVascular malformationsBlood flow velocityBody temperatureDiagnosis, differentialHemodynamicsHumansSensitivity and specificityThermographyUltrasonography, dopplerVascular malformationsresearch article32572993open accessDiagnóstico diferencialHemodinámicaMalformaciones vascularesSensibilidad y especificidadTemperatura corporalTermografíaUltrasonografía dopplerVelocidad del flujo sanguíneo10.1111/ced.143461365-2230https://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/251387/1/ced14346.pdf