Sub-millimetre accuracy of 3D measurements and texture analysis of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

糖尿病是全球第九大死因，也是心脏相关死亡的主要合并症。英国有超过400万糖尿病患者，他们患糖尿病足溃疡（DFUs）的可能性是常人的23倍。这些dfu中有10%将导致足部截肢，两年内死亡率为50%。国际糖尿病联合会估计，全球糖尿病患病率超过4.5亿，预计到2030年将增加到5.78亿。医疗智能集团（MIG）为此提供了三个支柱的创新解决方案；患者自行使用的远程家庭监测技术、早期溃疡检测系统和人工智能预测建模。关键的影响是改善患者的结果，通过增加溃疡监测及时治疗，缓解压力，并为NHS节省成本。通过在病人的旅程中及早发现恶化的溃疡，减少了截肢的需要，避免了手术和善后费用。更重要的是，避免截肢可以确保患者的社会和经济生活质量，因为截肢患者在2年内的死亡率为50%。

Diabetes is the 9th leading cause of death globally and a leading co-morbidity to cardiac related deaths. The UK has over 4M diabetics who are 23x more likely to develop diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). 10% of these DFUs will lead to foot amputation and a mortality rate of 50% within two years. Globally the International Diabetes Federation estimates a prevalence of over 450 million diabetics, projected to grow to 578 million by 2030\.Medical Intelligence Group (MIG) offers a 3 pillar innovative solution to this; remote at home monitoring technology used by patients themselves, early ulcer detection system and AI predictive modelling. The key impacts are improvements to patient outcomes through increased ulcer monitoring for timely treatments, relieving stress and cost saving for the NHS. Through catching deteriorating ulcers earlier on in the patient journey, reduces the need for amputations avoiding surgery and aftercare costs. More importantly avoiding amputations for patients ensures quality of life for the patient both socially and economically as those with amputations have a 50% mortality rate within just 2 years.