New laser Doppler scanner, a valuable adjunct in burn depth assessment.
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.
Niazi
Z B
ZB
Regional Burns Unit, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
Essex
T J
TJ
Papini
R
R
Scott
D
D
McLean
N R
NR
Black
M J
MJ
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