Ultrasound elastography reliably identifies altered mechanical properties of burned soft tissues

The aim of this article is to characterize the material properties of a burned tissue with regard to unburned tissue. This is of importance because burns are the most common injuries in both civilian and combat scenarios [1], and a noninvasive technique that results in the rapid identification of a burned tissue in a reliable manner could be clinically useful. Existing techniques are reviewed in Ref. [1]. Outside of clinical judgment and biopsy, most imaging-based techniques have been developed for such purposes, of which laser Doppler imaging (LDI) remains the only technique that is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical burn depth assessment [2].

Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - May 30, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Hanglin Ye, Rahul, Saurabh Dargar, Uwe Kruger, Suvranu De Source Type: research