Assessment of burn depth: A prospective, blinded comparison of laser Doppler imaging and videomicroscopy

Burns

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 833-842

  McGill, D J ^a   Sorensen K ^a   MacKay, I R ^a   Taggart, I ^a   Watson, S B ^a  

^a CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burn depth; Laser Doppler imaging; Videomicroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN DEPTH; BURN INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING; LASER DOPPLER IMAGING; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN CAPILLARY; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; VIDEOMICROSCOPY; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNS; COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34548481318     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.10.404     Document Type: Article

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