Old Tech, New Tricks: The ‘Game-Changing’ Potential In Thermal Imaging For Diabetes

Thermal imaging technology has existed for almost 100 years, but still has plenty of untapped power in medical diagnostics. Finnish healthtech Thermidas explains why its AI-assisted thermal imaging software is a potential game-changer for people with diabetes.

Diabetic foot ulcers are estimated to cost the UK’s health system £1 billion per year, while costs seven times as high have been cited in the US. Could the answer to early detection – and in many cases prevention – of diabetic foot ulcers lie in something as simple and non-invasive as thermal imaging technology? Finland’s Thermidas Oy believes so.

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) can, in serious but not uncommon cases, lead to amputations, with more than 169 amputations per...