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Presentation: Skin Tone and Cupping on Erythema and Thermal Imaging Measurements

Sharon Eve Sonenblum; Kathleen Jordan; Glory Tomi John; Andrew Chung; Miriam Asare-Baiden; Vicki Stover Hertzberg; Joyce C. Ho

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February 26th at 10:25AM CT.  

References

  • Baron, M. V. et al. Accuracy of Thermographic Imaging in the Early Detection of Pressure Injury: A Systematic Review. Adv Skin Wound Care 36, 158–167 (2023).

  • Bates-Jensen, B. M., Jordan, K., Jewell, W. & Sonenblum, S. E. Thermal measurement of erythema across skin tones: Implications for clinical identification of early pressure injury. J. Tissue Viability S0965-206X(24)00126–8 (2024) doi:10.1016/j.jtv.2024.08.002.

  • K. Jordan, G. T. John, A. Chung, M. Asare-Baiden, V. S. Hertzberg, J. C. Ho, and S. E. Sonenblum, “Impact of skin tone and cupping on erythema and thermal imaging measurements,” Sci Rep, vol. 15, no. 1, p. 42575, Nov. 2025, doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-24823-w.

  • Kim, S., Kim, E., Jung, G., Lee, S. & Kim, J. G. The hemodynamic changes during cupping therapy monitored by using an optical sensor embedded cup. J. Biophotonics 12, e201800286 (2019).

  • Oozageer Gunowa, N., Hutchinson, M., Brooke, J. & Jackson, D. Pressure injuries in people with darker skin tones: A literature review. J. Clin. Nurs. 27, 3266–3275 (2018).

  • Scafide, K. N., Narayan, M. C. & Arundel, L. Bedside Technologies to Enhance the Early Detection of Pressure Injuries: A Systematic Review. J. Wound. Ostomy Continence Nurs. 47, (2020).

Poster: Evaluating Thermography for Pressure Injury Detection in Patients with Darker Skin Tones: Insights from a Pilot Study

Kathleen Jordan; Stanley Therlow Huntley; Simi Iype; Andrew Chung; Vicki Stover Hertzberg; Joyce C. Ho; Sharon Eve Sonenblum

References

  • Bates-Jensen, B. M., Jordan, K., Jewell, W., & Sonenblum, S. E. (2024). Thermal measurement of erythema across skin tones: Implications for clinical identification of early pressure injury. Journal of Tissue Viability, 33(4), 745–752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2024.08.002

  • Dadzie, O. E., Sturm, R. A., Fajuyigbe, D., Petit, A., & Jablonski, N. G. (2022). The Eumelanin Human Skin Colour Scale: A proof‐of‐concept study. British Journal of Dermatology, 187(1), 99–104. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.21277

  • Monk, E. (2023). The Monk Skin Tone Scale (MST). https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/pdf4c

  • Sonenblum, S. E., Jordan, K., John, G. T., Chung, A., Asare-Baiden, M., Pelkmans, J., Gichoya, J. W., Hertzberg, V. S., & Ho, J. C. (2025). Impact of skin tone, environmental, and technical factors on thermal imaging. PLOS ONE, 20(9), e0325091. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325091

  • Sonenblum, S. E., Patel, R., Phrasavath, S., Xu, S., & Bates-Jensen, B. M. (2023). Using Technology to Detect Erythema Across Skin Tones. Advances in Skin & Wound Care, 36(10), 524–533. https://doi.org/10.1097/ASW.0000000000000043