High-frequency Power Doppler Ultrasonography in Predicting Burn Depth: A Preliminary Case Report.

ABSTRACT: Accurate burn depth assessment is essential to decide an appropriate surgical procedure. However, most cases of burn depth are diagnosed with subjective judgment by an experienced plastic surgeon. There is a need for a simple, noninvasive, and accurate diagnostic method. Here, the authors present two burn cases in which burn depth was predicted using high-frequency power Doppler ultrasonography. In case 1, the patient showed partial deep burn area prediagnosed by clinical inspection in dorsal area. However, pulsatile microcirculation was detected in the deep dermal layer using high-frequency power Doppler ultrasonography, and we rediagnosed it as deep dermal burn. Tangential excision was performed to debride necrotic tissue, preventing excessive removal of viable dermal tissue. In case 2,

SUBMITTER: Saijo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11219173 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature