Infrared thermography as adjunctive imaging in spine surgery: Evaluating thermal asymmetry for predicting symptomatic level and recovery

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World J Radiol. Mar 28, 2026; 18(3): 116736
Published online Mar 28, 2026. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i3.116736

Table 1 Characteristics of patients included in the study, mean ± SD/n (%)

Category	Subcategory
Age (years)		66.3 ± 10.7
Sex	Male	22 (63.6)
Sex	Female	13 (36.4)
Multilevel disease	Present	22 (63.6)
Multilevel disease	Absent	13 (36.4)
Diagnosis	Stenosis	18 (51.5)
	Listhesis	6 (18.2)
	OPLL	4 (12.1)
	Other (CSM, PJF, trauma)	7 (18.2)
Procedure type	PLIF	17 (48.5)
	Decompression only	10 (27.3)
	TLIF	5 (15.2)
	OLIF/ACDF/UBE	3 (9)
Thermography concurrence	Yes	26 (78.8)
Thermography concurrence	No	7 (21.2)
Thermography normalization	Yes	22 (63.6)
Thermography normalization	No	13 (36.4)

OPLL: Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament; CSM: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; PJF: Proximal junctional failure; PLIF: Posterior lumbar interbody fusion; TLIF: Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion; OLIF: Oblique lumbar interbody fusion; ACDF: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; UBE: Unilateral biportal endoscopy.

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Citation: Muthu S, Natarajan KP, Viswanathan VK, Kolarpatti Ponnusamy DV, Satish Kumar RC, Sharun K, Jang HJ. Infrared thermography as adjunctive imaging in spine surgery: Evaluating thermal asymmetry for predicting symptomatic level and recovery. World J Radiol 2026; 18(3): 116736
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Muthu S, Natarajan KP, Viswanathan VK, Kolarpatti Ponnusamy DV, Satish Kumar RC, Sharun K, Jang HJ. Infrared thermography as adjunctive imaging in spine surgery: Evaluating thermal asymmetry for predicting symptomatic level and recovery. World J Radiol 2026; 18(3): 116736 [PMID: 41937986 DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i3.116736]

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