Effect of Evaporative Surface Cooling on Thermographic Assessment of Burn Depth
- 1 May 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 123 (2), 331-332
- https://doi.org/10.1148/123.2.331
Abstract
Differences in surface temperature between evaporating and nonevaporating, partial- and full-thickness burn injuries were studied in 20 male, white guinea pigs. Evaporative cooling can disguise the temperature differential of the partial-thickness injury and lead to a false full-thickness diagnosis. A full-thickness burn with blister intact may retain enough heat to result in a false partial-thickness diagnosis. By the 4th postburn day, formation of a dry eschar may allow a surface temperature measurement without the complication of differential evaporation. For earlier use of thermographic information, evaporation effects must be accounted for or eliminated.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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