System, method, and apparatus for temperature asymmetry measurement of body parts

A system for early identification of a medical condition based on temperature estimation, the system comprising:

• an imaging device having a casing enclosing an optical camera configured to detect optical image data corresponding to an inspected region of a body part and a reference region of a body part and a thermal camera configured to detect thermal image data corresponding to the inspected and reference regions, wherein the optical camera and thermal camera are mounted at a fixed offset relative to each other;
• an input device inside the casing coupled to a switch;
• a base having a support rest configured to support a body part and having a connector configured to be mechanically coupled to the optical camera and the thermal camera;
• and
• a processor coupled to the imaging device and configured to in response to the actuation of the switch:
• receive or determine an estimated temperature disparity map between the inspected region and the reference region based on the optical image data and the thermal image data,
• compare the temperature disparity map to a medically based threshold, and
• identify a medical condition in response to the temperature disparity map.

A portable device for identifying a health condition based on temperature asymmetry estimation, the system comprising:

• a casing enclosing an optical camera, a thermal camera, a battery, a switch, an input device coupled to the switch, and an output device;
• the casing having an exterior surface with a grip to facilitate handling of the portable device;
• the optical camera configured to detect optical image data corresponding to an inspected body part and a reference body part;
• the thermal camera configured to detect thermal image data corresponding to the inspected body part and the reference body part, wherein the optical camera and thermal camera are mounted at a fixed offset relative to each other;
• and
• a processor coupled to the imaging device and configured to, in response to a signal from the switch:
• receive or determine temperature values at corresponding locations for each of the inspected body part and the reference body part based on the optical image data and the thermal image data,
• determine temperature disparity values between the inspected body part and the reference body part at each of the locations,
• compare the temperature disparity values to a medically based threshold, and
• identify that a normal or abnormal medical condition of the inspected body part exists at or near one or more of the locations in response to a temperature disparity value with respect to a medically based threshold at the location, and
• communicate to the output device information related to the identification of a normal or abnormal medical condition, thereby enabling the imaging device to display the information.