Research
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Tarsos grows out of research at the University of Malta on the diabetic foot, skin temperature and in-shoe monitoring, carried out with Mater Dei Hospital.
Tarsos research
Our publications
2026In-Shoe Foot Temperature Patterns During Lying, Sitting and Standing Postures: Baseline Data from Healthy IndividualsS. Mizzi, T. Mifsud, A. Mizzi, M. Borg, R. Farrugia, O. FalzonSensors, 26(7), 21192025An Investigation of Foot Temperature Deviations in Individuals with Diabetes: Insights from Wearable In-Shoe TechnologyM. Borg, S. Mizzi, R. Farrugia, T. Mifsud, A. Mizzi, J. Bajada, O. Falzon47th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBC2025Data-Driven Clustering of Plantar Thermal Patterns in Healthy Individuals: An Insole-Based Approach to Foot Health MonitoringM. Borg, S. Mizzi, R. Farrugia, T. Mifsud, A. Mizzi, J. Bajada, O. FalzonBioengineering, 12(2), 1432025Is in-shoe microclimate a neglected contributor in the pathway to diabetic foot ulceration?S. Mizzi, I. Swaine, K. SpringettThe International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, 24(2), 283–2872024Time Series Features from Foot Temperature Data to Discriminate Between Diabetes-Affected and Healthy FeetM. Borg, S. Mizzi, R. Farrugia, O. Falzon, et al.IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Conference2022The effects of skin temperature changes on the integrity of skin tissue: a systematic reviewT. Mifsud, C. Modestini, A. Mizzi, O. Falzon, K. Cassar, S. MizziAdvances in Skin & Wound Care, 35(10), 555–5652022The Influence of Blood Flow on Skin Surface Temperature in the Lower LimbsS. Mizzi et al.Acta Scientific Orthopaedics, 5(10), 130–1432018The Application of Medical Thermography to Discriminate Neuroischaemic Toe Ulceration in the Diabetic FootA. Gatt, O. Falzon, K. Cassar, K. P. Camilleri, J. Gauci, C. Ellul, S. Mizzi, A. Mizzi, N. Papanas, C. Sturgeon, N. Chockalingam, C. FormosaThe International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, 17(2)2018Automated Region Extraction from Thermal Images for Peripheral Vascular Disease MonitoringJ. Gauci, O. Falzon, C. Formosa, A. Gatt, C. Ellul, S. Mizzi, A. Mizzi, C. Sturgeon Delia, K. Cassar, N. Chockalingam, K. P. CamilleriJournal of Healthcare Engineering, 20182018A Novel Method to Determine Dynamic Temperature Trends Applied to In-Shoe Temperature Data During WalkingL. Cutajar, O. Falzon, A. Mizzi, I. Swaine, K. Springett, S. MizziIEEE (EMBC / conference proceedings)
Related reading
Background literature
Selected external research on foot temperature and the diabetic foot, provided for context.
2019Diabetic foot ulcer incidence and survival with improved diabetic foot services: an 18-year studyR. B. Paisey et al.Diabetic Medicine, 36(11)2015Thermographic Patterns of the Upper and Lower Limbs: Baseline DataA. Gatt, C. Formosa, K. Cassar, et al.International Journal of Vascular Medicine, 20152014Diagnostic Values for Skin Temperature Assessment to Detect Diabetes-Related Foot ComplicationsJ. J. van Netten, M. Prijs, J. G. van Baal, C. Liu, F. van der Heijden, S. A. BusDiabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 16(11)
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