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18 April 2016 Review of near-infrared methods for wound assessment
Michael G. Sowa, Wen-Chuan Kuo, Alex C. Ko, David G. Armstrong
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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 21, Issue 9, 091304 (April 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.21.9.091304
Abstract
Wound management is a challenging and costly problem that is growing in importance as people are living longer. Instrumental methods are increasingly being relied upon to provide objective measures of wound assessment to help guide management. Technologies that employ near-infrared (NIR) light form a prominent contingent among the existing and emerging technologies. We review some of these technologies. Some are already established, such as indocyanine green fluorescence angiography, while we also speculate on others that have the potential to be clinically relevant to wound monitoring and assessment. These various NIR-based technologies address clinical wound management needs along the entire healing trajectory of a wound.
© 2016 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
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Michael G. Sowa, Wen-Chuan Kuo, Alex C. Ko, and David G. Armstrong "Review of near-infrared methods for wound assessment," Journal of Biomedical Optics 21(9), 091304 (18 April 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.21.9.091304
Published: 18 April 2016
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KEYWORDS
Wound healing
Collagen
Tissues
Tissue optics
Speckle
Blood
Near infrared
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