Pilot study using high‐frequency diagnostic ultrasound to assess surgical wounds in renal transplant patients

Abstract

The results of this pilot study indicate that high frequency diagnostic ultrasound, coupled with appropriate image analysis, may be a useful adjunct to renal function assessment.

Wound healing assessment using 20 MHz ultrasound and photography

“…Recent research (8) has shown a strong correlation between features identified on HRUS B‐scans and corresponding features visualised using histology in both normal skin and acute wounds. This technique has been used to visualise skin structures (9), measure skin thickness (10, 11), to differentiate dermal burns (12) as well as to monitor healing in acute wounds (13) and chronic wounds (14).…”

Ultrasound assessment of skin and wound tissue: comparison with histology

“…Whiston et al (20) also found the technique useful for evaluating a variety of different clinical wounds, and indicated that it might be useful in determining the extent of tissue damage below the skin surface in lesions subjected to tissue necrosis and undermined wounds. More recently fractal analysis of ultrasound scans has been used to evaluate the quality of wound healing in patients who had undergone renal transplants (21). The fractal signature of the wound at certain stages during healing was compared with that of normal skin.…”

Perceived Stress and Surgical Wound Cytokine Patterns

“…The use of high-resolution ultrasound has been shown to be effective in assessing dermal wounds. [34][35][36] Ebrecht et al 17 used a prospective, longitudinal, observational design to examine the relationship between perceived life stress and impaired wound healing. Psychometric testing included the PSS, the General Health Questionnaire, and the UCLA Loneliness scale.…”