Burn area measurement by computerized planimetry.
A microcomputer system was developed which allows the user to draw the contour of a burn on a diagram on the computer screen. The per cent body surface area is then determined by direct area measurement by the computer. A total of 148 weekly burn diagrams ranging from 1% to 71% (mean, 23.7%) body surface area burn in 59 patients were analyzed using this system. Excellent correlation between the computer system and the manual Lund and Browder chart method (correlation coefficient, 0.962; p less than 0.0001) was obtained. Computerized planimetry provides a rapid, simple method of recording data and calculating total per cent burn which compares well with the manual Lund and Browder diagram.
Scott-Conner
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Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson.
Clarke
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Conner
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D002056:Burns / Q000473:pathology*; D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers