Upper body thermal images and associated clinical data from a pilot cohort study of COVID-19

The prospective upper body thermal images SARS-CoV2 association study was designed to test the hypothesis that thermal videos may aid in the early diagnosis of COVID-19. The study recorded a set of measurements from 252 participants regarding PCR results, demographics, vital signs, participant activities, medications, respiratory symptoms, and a thermal video session where the volunteers performed simple breath-hold in four different positions. The acquired data may be used to test clinical association questions regarding temperature patterns, demographics, and vital signs. Furthermore, it could be valuable to develop new computer algorithms for extracting useful scientific information from thermal videos.

旨在探究热成像视频可能有助于COVID-19早期诊断的假说，本研究精心设计了一项关于潜在上肢热成像与SARS-CoV2关联的研究。研究记录了252名参与者的多项测量数据，包括PCR检测结果、人口统计学信息、生命体征、参与者的活动、药物使用情况、呼吸症状，以及志愿者在四种不同姿势下进行简单屏气动作的热成像视频。所获取的数据可用于检验与体温模式、人口统计学和生命体征相关联的临床问题。此外，这些数据对于开发从热成像视频中提取有用科学信息的新计算机算法也具有潜在价值。