Distant thermography methods for diagnosis of dermal burns depth
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https://doi.org/10.11603/2414-4533.2021.3.12537Keywords:
thermometry, temperature drop, burns depthAbstract
The aim of the work: to assess the possibility of using the method of non-contact thermography to determine the depth of a burn injury using a medical thermal imager ULIRVISION Т1-120.
Materials and Methods. The analysis of the results of thermographic study of wound burn surfaces with stage I-II-III skin lesions, using the method of non-contact determination of the depth of thermal lesions using a medical thermal imager ULIRVISION Т1-120, was performed. There were examined 63 patients with degree I-III dermal burns. Thermograms were analyzed using the IRSee Software package.
Results and Discussion. For the first time in Ukraine, using the ULIRVISION Т1-120 thermal imager, statistical reliability was established between the values of the average temperature and the depth of skin lesions at various degrees of burns. Thermographic measurements were obtained within the first two days after injury (mean time 26±3.1 h, median 18 h). Average temperature of the stage I wound was (35.23±0.31) ° C, stage II – (31.20±0.49) ° С, stage III (29.31±0.52) ° С. Average body temperature in the control group – (33.11±0.38) ° С. Indicator of the temperature difference between the affected area and healthy skin ΔT at stage I burns was (1.3±0.6) ° C, stage II – (2.1±1.1) ° C, stage III – (3.2±1.6) ° С The reliability was established between the average temperature values in the groups of patients with degrees I, II and III of dermal burns.
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