Fully automated algorithm for wound surface area assessment

Autor(es)

Deana, Alessandro Melo ^[1] ; Costa de Jesus, Sergio Henrique ^[1] ; Azevedo Sampaio, Brunna Pileggi ^[1] ; Oliveira, Marcelo Tavares ^[1] ; Teixeira Silva, Daniela Fatima ^[1] ; Franca, Cristiane Miranda ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Nove Julho, Postgrad Program Biophoton Appl Hlth Sci, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION; v. 21, n. 5, p. 755-761, SEP 2013.
• Citações Web of Science: 2

Resumo

Worldwide, clinicians, dentists, nurses, researchers, and other health professionals need to monitor the wound healing progress and to quantify the rate of wound closure. The aim of this study is to demonstrate, step by step, a fully automated numerical method to estimate the size of the wound and the percentage damaged relative to the body surface area (BSA) in images, without the requirement for human intervention. We included the formula for BSA in rats in the algorithm. The methodology was validated in experimental wounds and human ulcers and was compared with the analysis of an experienced pathologist, with good agreement. Therefore, this algorithm is suitable for experimental wounds and burns and human ulcers, as they have a high contrast with adjacent normal skin. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 12/02801-8 - Influência de dois regimes de entrega do laser em baixa intensidade no reparo cutâneo de ratos diabéticos: avaliação morfológica, de miofibroblastos e dos colágenos I e III
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