Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
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Multicenter Study
Burn wound healing time assessed by laser Doppler imaging (LDI). Part 1: Derivation of a dedicated colour code for image interpretation.
Laser Doppler imaging produces a colour-coded image of dermal blood flow, which can be used to quantify the inflammatory response in a burn. The original colour palette had arbitrary boundaries, which inexperienced clinicians found difficult to interpret. The aim of this study was to define clinically useful boundaries that would assist in the prediction of burn healing potential. ⋯ We have devised a new colour palette for LDI burn imaging based on healing times of a series of burns. Validation of this palette is described separately, in Part 2.