HYPERSPECTRAL TECHNOLOGY FOR ASSESSING AND TREATING DIABETICFOOT AND TISSUE DISEASE

摘要

This invention relates generally to an index map comprising both pressure and perfusion information from a diabetic patient foot for the purpose of t reatment. The index map may also be a map of perfusion and/or metabolism of the tissue (reflecting oxygen delivery and oxygen extraction, obtained by th ermal imaging, hyperspectral imaging, or duplex ultrasound, MRA, CT or laser Doppler imaging. This information aids treatment in prevention of diabetic foot ulceration and amputation and in treatment of tissue compromise to prev ent tissue loss in other body regions.