Photographic assessment of burn size and depth: reliability and validity

Abstract

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Photograph-based diagnosis of burns in patients with dark-skin types: The importance of case and assessor characteristics

“…Studies indicate that image-based teleconsultation for injury emergency care in general, and burns in particular, is an effective and reliable tool for communication [15]. More specifically, a number of studies have looked at the feasibility of using photographic support for remote burn diagnosis [16][17][18][19][20][21][22], including photographs taken by camera phones [20,23]. The evidence accumulated suggests that relatively accurate diagnoses can be made on both burn size and depth, and that some patient (age) and assessor (specialisation, experience) characteristics affect the results reached, e.g.…”

“…The evidence accumulated suggests that relatively accurate diagnoses can be made on both burn size and depth, and that some patient (age) and assessor (specialisation, experience) characteristics affect the results reached, e.g. diagnostic accuracy, specificity, and reliability [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23].…”

“…An additional drawback is that except for one recent study [20], evidence rests largely on observations from patients with light skin, whereas burns on patients with dark-skin types may pose particular diagnostic problems [24,25]. Furthermore, whereas the assessment of both burn depth and size has been regarded as accurate [16,[18][19][20][21]23,26], a recent study using laser Doppler as a gold standard for burn depth has questioned these results [17].…”

Imaging Techniques for Clinical Burn Assessment with a Focus on Multispectral Imaging

“…Color photography, however, does not provide any information beyond the visual appearance of the burn to the clinician, and the accurate assessment of burns using digital images by burn experts is doubted. 22 Digital images provide …”

Using Telemedicine Technologies in Radiology for Low-Density Area

“…Показано, что на основе статических цифровых фотографий locus morbi можно достоверно определить только размер (но не глубину) ожоговых повреждений. Для более тща-тельной диагностики требуется передача динамического изображения (видеоряда), лучше -в процессе видеоконференции с применением камер для общего осмотра 380 . Главным преимуще-ством телемедицины в комбустиологии считают возможность качественной организации ло-гистики.…”