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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
