Assessment of the pertinence of infrared thermography as a diagnostic tool in sinusitis - Cases study
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Sinusitis is a frequent otorhinolaryngologic disease, often misdiagnosed. None of the usual imaging equipment is specific, quick or efficient enough for sinusitis diagnosis. Misdiagnosis induces unnecessary health expenditures as well as a risk of antibiotic resistant strain development. Our study (with one healthy control subject, two pathological subjects) shows that infrared thermography could be an efficient, low-cost and non-invasive diagnostic tool for clinical purposes. A cohort study is necessary to establish threshold values for systematic reliable diagnosis.
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