title: Pilot study to evaluate a novel three-dimensional wound measurement device.
abstract: As the burden of diabetes continues to grow and treatment standards require careful tracking of wound progress, clinicians increasingly need to rely on technological improvements in wound measurement technologies to track the progress of their treatments. This study aims to determine the accuracy of a new three-dimensional wound measurement (3DWM) device against laser-assisted wound measurement (LAWM) devices and traditional methods of wound measurement. Using several wound models, we demonstrate that the 3DWM device measures wound area, depth and volume similarly to the other methods tested. This is especially apparent when changes in wound measurements were compared between the two devices. Differences between the two technologies were apparent when analysing wound measurement time and measurement repeatability. There was a significantly lower incidence of error in measurements between the 3DWM device and the LAWM device. Finally, the measurement time was significantly faster with the 3DWM device compared to the LAWM device. Together, these data demonstrate that the 3DWM device provides an accurate and reproducible method for measuring changes in wound healing similar to other available technologies. Further, the use of the 3DWM device provides a faster and more consistent measurement, which is critical for clinical application and use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bills
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Sandra J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Berriman
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Debby L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Noble
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Lawrence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lavery
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D061827:Dimensional Measurement Accuracy; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007834:Lasers; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Three-dimensional; Wound healing; Wound measurement; Wound monitoring; Wound tool