title: New laser Doppler scanner, a valuable adjunct in burn depth assessment.
abstract: A new medical instrument is presented that produces a doppler blood flow image from a laser beam in a raster pattern and the results of a pilot study which shows this technique to be highly accurate in assessing burn depth is described.
authors.affiliation: Regional Burns Unit, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: Z B
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Niazi
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Essex
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Papini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017078:Laser-Doppler Flowmetry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects