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...