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      Relation between dorsal and palmar hand skin temperatures during a cold stress test

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      Journal of Thermal Biology
      Elsevier BV

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          Hand skin temperature measurements have previously been performed on either dorsal or palmar sides and it is possible to find arguments for the advantage of both locations. Therefore, the aim of this study was to use dynamic infrared (IR) imaging to examine the relationship between dorsal and palmar hand skin temperature. The palmar and dorsal hand skin temperature before and after a cold stress test was measured with IR thermography in 112 healthy participants. Calculation of surface average temperature was made from nine regions of interest on each hand's dorsal and palmar side. Temperature values were recorded at baseline, directly after immersion of hands in vinyl gloves for one minute in water at 20 ±0.5 °C (gloves removed), and after eight minutes rewarming. Results showed that: a) the skin temperatures on the dorsal and palmar sides of the hand are strongly correlated; b) the correlation is stronger on the fingers than on the carpometacarpal (CMC) area; c) the palmar side of the CMC area is warmer than the dorsal side, but this is reversed in the fingers so that the nail bed is warmer than the finger pad; and d) the temperature difference ∆T between the dorsal and palmar sides of the fingers is independent of the skin temperature, though ∆T on the CMC area of the hand is temperature dependent. Such differences can be important in detailed investigations of thermal phenomena in the hand. In conclusion, results showed a strong correlation between the dorsal and palmar temperatures. If both sides cannot be measured, the purpose of the investigation should determine which side of the hand should be measured.

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          Journal
          Journal of Thermal Biology
          Journal of Thermal Biology
          Elsevier BV
          03064565
          May 2017
          May 2017
          : 66
          : 87-92
          Article
          10.1016/j.jtherbio.2017.04.003
          28477914
          68744fc7-c468-49ae-b1fe-68a6b29b5925
          © 2017

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