Method of monitoring the status of a wound

A system for determining a clinically relevant temperature differential between a predetermined area of clinical interest on the body surface of a mammal and a control area on the body surface of said mammal, said system comprising:

• an image capturing device, said image capturing device comprising;
• a housing,
• a visual image capturing device and a thermal image capturing device disposed within said housing;
• and
• a display apparatus on which a visual image including the area of clinical interest and a thermal image, each captured by said image capturing device, are displayed;
• and
• a computing apparatus, said computing apparatus operatively connected to said image capturing device and to said display apparatus, said computing apparatus configured and operable to execute software for;
• determining a temperature differential in degrees between the area of clinical interest and a selected control area on the body surface of said mammal different from said area of clinical interest, and
• applying to said thermal image a unique pixel value to a specific predetermined range of temperature differentials between said area of clinical interest and said control area.