IR-thermal monitoring of cardiosurgery interventions

Results of a research project devoted to study of quality of open heart surgical interventions are presented. The aim of the project was analysis of cardiosurgery therapeutic procedures in terms of reduction of inter- and post-operative complications. The objective of the research was development of quantitative diagnostic and measurement methods for evaluation of open-heart cardiosurgery interventions but also other applications. Prototype instrumentation and software for application in clinical environment and new measurement and visualization procedures for presentation of results were developed. The results of this project are here presented. Diagnostic thermal parameters were analysed from the point of view of practical importance in evaluation of cardiosurgery interventions. The applied methodology is evaluated using in vivo animal experiments. High importance of thermal imaging for evaluation of open-heart cardiosurgery interventions is underlined. Some clinical results are also presented.