title: [Measurement of the wound cavity area by means of PC based planimetry. The method and observer variations].
abstract: A method for wound area measurement is presented. A wound cavity was cut in a chine of pork. A thin PVC plastic film was applied closely to the entire wound cavity surface and a line was drawn close to the cutaneous border with a marker pen. The film was then placed on a system of coordinates and coordinates were determined and entered into a PC-programme which calculated the area. No significant intra-or inter-observer variation appeared on analyses of variance between five observers each of whom performed three consecutive measurements (p > 0.2). Thus, employment of the method for clinical purposes seems feasible.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk gastroenterologísk afdeling D, Københavns Amts Sygehus i Gentofte.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dahlin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008433:Mathematics; D008722:Methods; D008838:Microcomputers; D008954:Models, Biological; D015588:Observer Variation; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis; D013552:Swine