• DocumentCode
    1665689
  • Title

    A noninvasive terahertz assessment of 2nd and 3rd degree burn wounds

  • Author

    Arbab, M. Hassan ; Winebrenner, Dale P. ; Dickey, Trevor C. ; Klein, Mathew B. ; Chen, Antao ; Mourad, Pierre D.

  • Author_Institution
    Appl. Phys. Lab., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate the application of THz-TDS in characterizing the severity of burn injuries in a live animal model. 2nd and 3rd degree burns were studied immediately and 72 hours post-burn. A new diagnosis criterion was verified against histopathology.
  • Keywords
    biomedical optical imaging; injuries; patient diagnosis; skin; terahertz wave imaging; terahertz wave spectra; wounds; 2nd degree burn wounds; 3rd degree burn wounds; THz-TDS application; burn injuries; diagnosis; histopathology; live animal model; noninvasive terahertz assessment; time 72 hr; Animals; Educational institutions; Reflectivity; Skin; Spectroscopy; Wounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326104
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1665689