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Parker JE, Butterworth JW, Rodriguez RA, Kowalczewski CJ, Christy RJ, Voorhees WB, Payne JA, Whitmore JN. Thermal damage to the skin from 8.2 and 95 GHz microwave exposures in swine. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2024; 10:045024. [PMID: 38718784 DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/ad488e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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A study of burn thresholds from superficially penetrating radio-frequency (RF) energy at 8.2 and 95 GHz for swine skin was conducted. The study determined the thresholds for superficial, partial-thickness, and full-thickness burn severities after 5 seconds of exposure at power densities of 4-30 W/cm2and 2-15 W/cm2at 8.2 and 95 GHz, respectively. There were significant differences in he burn thresholds at the different severities between the two frequencies due to the large difference in energy penetration depths. Biopsies were collected from each burn site at 1, 24, 72, and 168 hr post exposure. Each sample was assessed by a burn pathologist against 20 histological factors to characterize the damage resulting from these RF overexposures. A one-dimensional, layered digital phantom that utilized realistic values for dielectric and thermal properties was used to explain some observed thresholds. The results of the heating and cooling response of the animal model and histology scores of each exposure are provided to enhance future efforts at simulation of RF overexposures and to establish damage thresholds.
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- J E Parker
- General Dynamics Information Technology, 4141 Petroleum Road, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Radio Frequency Bioeffects Branch, 4141 Petroleum Road, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- General Dynamics Information Technology, 4141 Petroleum Road, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- US Army Institute for Surgical Research, 3698 Chambers Pass, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- US Army Institute for Surgical Research, 3698 Chambers Pass, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Radio Frequency Bioeffects Branch, 4141 Petroleum Road, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Radio Frequency Bioeffects Branch, 4141 Petroleum Road, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Radio Frequency Bioeffects Branch, 4141 Petroleum Road, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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Labouchère A, Haselbach D, Michetti M, Pythoud C, Raffoul W, Applegate LA, Hirt-Burri N, de Buys Roessingh A. A New Ex Vivo Human Skin Burn Model. J Burn Care Res 2024; 45:308-317. [PMID: 37202124 PMCID: PMC10911692 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irad071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Currently, most burn models for preclinical testing are on animals. For obvious ethical, anatomical, and physiological reasons, these models could be replaced with optimized ex vivo systems. The creation of a burn model on human skin using a pulsed dye laser could represent a relevant model for preclinical research. Six samples of excess human abdominal skin were obtained within one hour after surgery. Burn injuries were induced on small samples of cleaned skin using a pulsed dye laser on skin samples, at varying fluences, pulse numbers and illumination duration. In total, 70 burn injuries were performed on skin ex vivo before being histologically and dermato-pathologically analyzed. Irradiated burned skin samples were classified with a specified code representing burn degrees. Then, a selection of samples was inspected after 14 and 21 days to assess their capacity to heal spontaneously and re-epithelize. We determined the parameters of a pulsed dye laser inducing first, second, and third degree burns on human skin and with fixed parameters, especially superficial and deep second degree burns. After 21 days with the ex vivo model, neo-epidermis was formed. Our results showed that this simple, rapid, user-independent process creates reproducible and uniform burns of different, predictable degrees that are close to clinical reality. Human skin ex vivo models can be an alternative to and complete animal experimentation, particularly for preclinical large screening. This model could be used to foster the testing of new treatments on standardized degrees of burn injuries and thus improve therapeutic strategies.
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- Ania Labouchère
- PlasticReconstructive, and Hand Surgery Service, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Regenerative Therapy Unit, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Lausanne Burn Center, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- PlasticReconstructive, and Hand Surgery Service, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Regenerative Therapy Unit, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Lausanne Burn Center, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Regenerative Therapy Unit, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- PlasticReconstructive, and Hand Surgery Service, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Lausanne Burn Center, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Regenerative Therapy Unit, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Lausanne Burn Center, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Center for Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Regenerative Therapy Unit, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Lausanne Burn Center, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Lausanne Burn Center, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Children and Adolescent Surgery Service, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Wilson RH, Rowland R, Kennedy GT, Campbell C, Joe VC, Chin TL, Burmeister DM, Christy RJ, Durkin AJ. Review of machine learning for optical imaging of burn wound severity assessment. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2024; 29:020901. [PMID: 38361506 PMCID: PMC10869118 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.29.2.020901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Significance Over the past decade, machine learning (ML) algorithms have rapidly become much more widespread for numerous biomedical applications, including the diagnosis and categorization of disease and injury. Aim Here, we seek to characterize the recent growth of ML techniques that use imaging data to classify burn wound severity and report on the accuracies of different approaches. Approach To this end, we present a comprehensive literature review of preclinical and clinical studies using ML techniques to classify the severity of burn wounds. Results The majority of these reports used digital color photographs as input data to the classification algorithms, but recently there has been an increasing prevalence of the use of ML approaches using input data from more advanced optical imaging modalities (e.g., multispectral and hyperspectral imaging, optical coherence tomography), in addition to multimodal techniques. The classification accuracy of the different methods is reported; it typically ranges from ∼ 70 % to 90% relative to the current gold standard of clinical judgment. Conclusions The field would benefit from systematic analysis of the effects of different input data modalities, training/testing sets, and ML classifiers on the reported accuracy. Despite this current limitation, ML-based algorithms show significant promise for assisting in objectively classifying burn wound severity.
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- Robert H. Wilson
- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Irvine, Department of Medicine, Orange, California, United States
- University of California, Irvine, Health Policy Research Institute, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- UC Irvine Health Regional Burn Center, Orange, California, United States
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- UT Health San Antonio, Military Health Institute, San Antonio, Texas, United States
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- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Irvine, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Irvine, California, United States
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Li H, Bu Q, Shi X, Xu X, Li J. Non-invasive medical imaging technology for the diagnosis of burn depth. Int Wound J 2024; 21:e14681. [PMID: 38272799 PMCID: PMC10805628 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.14681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Currently, the clinical diagnosis of burn depth primarily relies on physicians' judgements based on patients' symptoms and physical signs, particularly the morphological characteristics of the wound. This method highly depends on individual doctors' clinical experience, proving challenging for less experienced or primary care physicians, with results often varying from one practitioner to another. Therefore, scholars have been exploring an objective and quantitative auxiliary examination technique to enhance the accuracy and consistency of burn depth diagnosis. Non-invasive medical imaging technology, with its significant advantages in examining tissue surface morphology, blood flow in deep and changes in structure and composition, has become a hot topic in burn diagnostic technology research in recent years. This paper reviews various non-invasive medical imaging technologies that have shown potential in burn depth diagnosis. These technologies are summarized and synthesized in terms of imaging principles, current research status, advantages and limitations, aiming to provide a reference for clinical application or research for burn specialists.
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- Hang Li
- Department of Burns and Plastic SurgerySecond Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical UniversityXi'anP.R. China
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- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics CenterXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anP.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic SurgerySecond Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical UniversityXi'anP.R. China
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- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics CenterXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anP.R. China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic SurgerySecond Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical UniversityXi'anP.R. China
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Thompson MA, Shaffer L, Larson DA, Stavena-Holik M, Nail C, Leatherman L, Tomblyn S, Burnett L, Rizzo J, Christy RJ, Kowalczewski CJ. Subcutaneous Anti-inflammatory Therapies to Prevent Burn Progression in a Swine Model of Contact Burn Injury. Mil Med 2023:usad476. [PMID: 38150385 DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usad476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION If left untreated, burn injuries can deepen or progress in depth within the first 72 hours after injury as a result of increased wound inflammation, subsequently worsening healing outcomes. This can be especially detrimental to warfighters who are constrained to resource-limited environments with delayed evacuation times to higher roles of care and more effective treatment. Preventing this burn progression at the point of injury has the potential to improve healing outcomes but requires a field-deployable therapy and delivery system. Subcutaneous therapies known to treat inflammation delivered local to the wound site may prove to be one such avenue for success. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seven Yorkshire-cross swine received partial-thickness burn injuries using a previously established contact burn model. Each animal received one of the seven therapies: (1) saline, (2) heparin, (3) ibuprofen, (4) erythropoietin, (5) resolvin, (6) rapamycin, and (7) placental extract, all of which are either currently employed or are experimental in field use and indicated to treat inflammation. Treatments were delivered subcutaneously on the day of injury and 24 hours post-injury to simulate a prolonged field care scenario, before potential evacuation. Animals and wound development were observed for 28 days before euthanasia. Throughout the course of the study, wounds were observed macroscopically via non-invasive imaging. Histological analyses provided the critical metric of burn progression. Treatment success criteria were designated as the ability to prevent burn progression past 80% of the dermal depth in two of the three treated wounds, a clinically relevant metric of burn progression. RESULTS It was determined that the applied model successfully created reproducible partial-thickness burn injuries in this porcine study. No significant differences with regard to lateral wound size or the rate of lateral wound closure were observed in any treatments. Several treatments including resolvin, rapamycin, ibuprofen, and erythropoietin successfully reduced burn progression to less than 80% of the dermal depth in two of the three wounds, 24 hours after injury. CONCLUSIONS This report employs an established model of porcine contact burn injury in order to test the ability of local subcutaneous delivery of therapeutics to prevent burn progression at the point of injury, via what is believed to be the inhibition of inflammation. Several treatments successfully prevented burn progression to a full-thickness injury, potentially improving wound healing outcomes in a simulated battlefield scenario. Subcutaneously administered therapies combating burn-induced inflammation at the point of injury may serve as a field-deployable treatment modality to improve warfighter recovery and return to duty.
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- Marc A Thompson
- Combat Wound Care, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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- Combat Wound Care, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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- Combat Wound Care, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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- Combat Wound Care, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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- Combat Wound Care, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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- Combat Wound Care, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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- Plakous Therapeutics LLC, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, USA
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- Trauma Research, Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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- Combat Wound Care, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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Ghosh B, Agarwal K. Viewing life without labels under optical microscopes. Commun Biol 2023; 6:559. [PMID: 37231084 PMCID: PMC10212946 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04934-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Optical microscopes today have pushed the limits of speed, quality, and observable space in biological specimens revolutionizing how we view life today. Further, specific labeling of samples for imaging has provided insight into how life functions. This enabled label-based microscopy to percolate and integrate into mainstream life science research. However, the use of labelfree microscopy has been mostly limited, resulting in testing for bio-application but not bio-integration. To enable bio-integration, such microscopes need to be evaluated for their timeliness to answer biological questions uniquely and establish a long-term growth prospect. The article presents key label-free optical microscopes and discusses their integrative potential in life science research for the unperturbed analysis of biological samples.
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Advances in Medical Imaging for Wound Repair and Regenerative Medicine. Regen Med 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-6008-6_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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McDonough MM, Keyloun J, Orfeo T, Brummel-Zeidins K, Bynum JA, Wu X, Darlington DN, Shupp JW, Burmeister DM. A Natural History Study of Coagulopathy in a Porcine 40% Total Body Surface Area Burn Model Reveals the Time-Dependent Significance of Functional Assays. Burns 2022; 48:1805-1815. [DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2022.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Burmeister DM, Supp DM, Clark RA, Tredget EE, Powell HM, Enkhbaatar P, Bohannon JK, Cancio LC, Hill DM, Nygaard RM. Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Small and Large Animals in Burn Research: Proceedings of the 2021 Research Special Interest Group. J Burn Care Res 2022; 43:1032-1041. [PMID: 35778269 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irac091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Multiple animal species and approaches have been used for modeling different aspects of burn care, with some strategies considered more appropriate or translatable than others. On April 15, 2021, the Research Special Interest Group of the American Burn Association held a virtual session as part of the agenda for the annual meeting. The session was set up as a pro/con debate on the use of small versus large animals for application to four important aspects of burn pathophysiology: burn healing/conversion; scarring; inhalation injury; and sepsis. For each of these topics, 2 experienced investigators (one each for small and large animal models) described the advantages and disadvantages of using these preclinical models. The use of swine as a large animal model was a common theme due to anatomic similarities with human skin. The exception to this was a well-defined ovine model of inhalation injury; both of these species have larger airways which allow for incorporation of clinical tools such as bronchoscopes. However, these models are expensive and demanding from labor and resource standpoints. Various strategies have been implemented to make the more inexpensive rodent models appropriate for answering specific questions of interest in burns. Moreover, modelling burn-sepsis in large animals has proven difficult. It was agreed that the use of both small and large animal models have merit for answering basic questions about the responses to burn injury. Expert opinion and the ensuing lively conversations are summarized herein, which we hope will help inform experimental design of future research.
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- David M Burmeister
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Scientific Staff, Shriners Children's Ohio, Dayton, OH, USA
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- Stony Brook University, Departments of Dermatology, Biomedical Engineering and Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Firefighters' Burn Treatment Unit, Department of Surgery, 2D3.31 Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Scientific Staff, Shriners Children's Ohio, Dayton, OH, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Branch, University of Texas, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Nashville, TN, USA
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
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- Firefighters' Burn Center, Regional One Health, 877 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Lertsakdadet BS, Kennedy GT, Stone R, Kowalczewski C, Kowalczewski AC, Natesan S, Christy RJ, Durkin AJ, Choi B. Assessing multimodal optical imaging of perfusion in burn wounds. Burns 2022; 48:799-807. [PMID: 34696954 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2021.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A critical need exists for early, accurate diagnosis of burn wound severity to help identify the course of treatment and outcome of the wound. Laser speckle imaging (LSI) is a promising blood perfusion imaging approach, but it does not account for changes in tissue optical properties that can occur with burn wounds, which are highly dynamic environments. Here, we studied optical property dynamics following burn injury and debridement and the associated impact on interpretation of LSI measurements of skin perfusion. We used spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) measurements of tissue optical properties to study the impact of burn-induced changes in these properties on LSI measurements. An established preclinical porcine model of burn injury was used (n = 8). SFDI and LSI data were collected from burn wounds of varying severity. SFDI measurements demonstrate that optical properties change in response to burn injury in a porcine model. We then apply theoretical modeling to demonstrate that the measured range of optical property changes can affect the interpretation of LSI measurements of blood flow, but this effect is minimal for most of the measured data. Collectively, our results indicate that, even with a dynamic burn wound environment, blood-flow measurements with LSI can serve as an appropriate strategy for accurate assessment of burn severity.
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- Ben S Lertsakdadet
- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA 92612, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
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- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA 92612, USA.
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 36950 Chambers Pass, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 36950 Chambers Pass, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 36950 Chambers Pass, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 36950 Chambers Pass, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 36950 Chambers Pass, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.
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- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA 92612, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
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- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA 92612, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA; Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA; Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
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Osman OB, Harris ZB, Khani ME, Zhou JW, Chen A, Singer AJ, Hassan Arbab M. Deep neural network classification of in vivo burn injuries with different etiologies using terahertz time-domain spectral imaging. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 13:1855-1868. [PMID: 35519269 PMCID: PMC9045889 DOI: 10.1364/boe.452257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Thermal injuries can occur due to direct exposure to hot objects or liquids, flames, electricity, solar energy and several other sources. If the resulting injury is a deep partial thickness burn, the accuracy of a physician's clinical assessment is as low as 50-76% in determining the healing outcome. In this study, we show that the Terahertz Portable Handheld Spectral Reflection (THz-PHASR) Scanner combined with a deep neural network classification algorithm can accurately differentiate between partial-, deep partial-, and full-thickness burns 1-hour post injury, regardless of the etiology, scanner geometry, or THz spectroscopy sampling method (ROC-AUC = 91%, 88%, and 86%, respectively). The neural network diagnostic method simplifies the classification process by directly using the pre-processed THz spectra and removing the need for any hyperspectral feature extraction. Our results show that deep learning methods based on THz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) measurements can be used to guide clinical treatment plans based on objective and accurate classification of burn injuries.
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- Omar B. Osman
- State University of New York at Stony Brook, THz Biophotonics Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 101 Nicolls Rd., Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- State University of New York at Stony Brook, THz Biophotonics Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 101 Nicolls Rd., Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- State University of New York at Stony Brook, THz Biophotonics Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 101 Nicolls Rd., Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- State University of New York at Stony Brook, THz Biophotonics Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 101 Nicolls Rd., Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- State University of New York at Stony Brook, THz Biophotonics Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 101 Nicolls Rd., Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Department of Emergency Medicine, 101 Nicolls Rd., Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- State University of New York at Stony Brook, THz Biophotonics Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 101 Nicolls Rd., Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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Jiang X, Li F, Chi Y, Chen X, Luo Y, Ye Q, Song W, Li G. Application of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the diagnosis of burn depth. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2021; 9:1315. [PMID: 34532452 PMCID: PMC8422095 DOI: 10.21037/atm-21-3715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background The diagnosis of burn depth often relies on the subjective judgment of plastic surgeons. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can visualize the microcirculation well and has potential value in diagnosing the depth of burn wounds. We assessed the depth of the burn wounds by CEUS, and compared the results with histological examination. Methods Two rhesus monkeys were used, and multiple burn wounds with different depths were made on their backs. The echo of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue were observed for each wound, and the thickness of the dermis was measured. CEUS was performed to evaluate the depth of burn wounds and compared with pathological results. Results (I) After scalding, dermal tissue edema occurred, and the thickness of the dermis measured by a US tended to increase gradually, related to the time of scalding and the order of measurement. (II) With the prolongation of the burn time, the depth of filling by contrast agent gradually increased, from the superficial dermis to the deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue, indicating that the depth of tissue damage gradually increased. This was consistent with the pathological observation. The thickness of the healthy dermis was about 1.3-1.8 mm, and 2.7-4.1 mm after scalding. The depth of the burn wounds was 0.9-4.1 mm, accounting for 32-100% of the full skin thickness. Conclusions CEUS is a convenient and fast examination method that is consistent with pathological diagnosis of the depth of burn wounds and could prove valuable for the accurate assessment of burn injuries.
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- Xue Jiang
- Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, The Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Burns and Plastic Department, The Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Burns and Plastic Department, The Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Burns and Plastic Department, The Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, The First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, The Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, The Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Grand Life Science & Technology, Ltd., Beijing, China
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Kennedy GT, Kagawa K, Rowland R, Ponticorvo A, Tanida J, Durkin AJ. Spatial frequency domain imager based on a compact multiaperture camera: testing and feasibility for noninvasive burn severity assessment. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2021; 26:JBO-210116-APPEALR. [PMID: 34387050 PMCID: PMC8358666 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.26.8.086001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) is a wide-field imaging technique that provides quantitative maps of tissue optical properties. We describe a compact SFDI imager that employs a multispectral compound-eye camera. This design enables simultaneous image acquisition at multiple wavelengths. Such a device has potential for application for quantitative evaluation of superficial tissues by nonspecialists in low-resource settings. AIM The aim of this work was to develop a compact SFDI imager for widefield imaging of in-vivo tissue optical properties and verify its ability to measure optical properties of tissue-simulating phantoms and in a preclinical model of burn wounds. APPROACH This compound-eye imager was constructed using a CMOS sensor subdivided into multiple regions, each having a bandpass filter and objective lens. The ability of the instrument to image optical properties was compared with (1) a commercial SFDI imager and (2) a laboratory-based system. Initial validation of ability to accurately characterize optical properties was performed using a tissue-simulating optical phantom. It was then applied to an established murine model of thermal contact burn severity. In-vivo measurements of the optical properties of rat skin were performed before and after the application of burns. Histology was used to verify burn severity. RESULTS Measurements of the tissue-simulating phantom optical properties made using the compound-eye imager agree with measurements made using the two comparison SFDI devices. For the murine burn model, the burns showed a decrease in the reduced scattering coefficient at all measurement wavelengths compared with preburn measurements at the same locations. This is consistent with previously reported changes in scattering that occur in full-thickness burns. CONCLUSION We demonstrate the potential for SFDI to be translated into compact form factor using a compound-eye camera that is capable of obtaining multiple wavelengths channels simultaneously.
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- Gordon T Kennedy
- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- Shizuoka University, Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka, Japan
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- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- Osaka University, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka, Japan
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- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Irvine, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Irvine, California, United States
- Address all correspondence to Anthony Durkin,
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Lim D, Renteria ES, Sime DS, Ju YM, Kim JH, Criswell T, Shupe TD, Atala A, Marini FC, Gurcan MN, Soker S, Hunsberger J, Yoo JJ. Bioreactor design and validation for manufacturing strategies in tissue engineering. Biodes Manuf 2021; 5:43-63. [PMID: 35223131 PMCID: PMC8870603 DOI: 10.1007/s42242-021-00154-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The fields of regenerative medicine and tissue engineering offer new therapeutic options to restore, maintain or improve tissue function following disease or injury. To maximize the biological function of a tissue-engineered clinical product, specific conditions must be maintained within a bioreactor to allow the maturation of the product in preparation for implantation. Specifically, the bioreactor should be designed to mimic the mechanical, electrochemical and biochemical environment that the product will be exposed to in vivo. Real-time monitoring of the functional capacity of tissue-engineered products during manufacturing is a critical component of the quality management process. The present review provides a brief overview of bioreactor engineering considerations. In addition, strategies for bioreactor automation, in-line product monitoring and quality assurance are discussed.
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- Diana Lim
- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Informatics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- RegenMed Development Organization (ReMDO), Winston Salem, NC 27106, USA
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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Lyu L, Kim H, Bae JS, Hua C, Kim JH, Kim EH, Mo JH, Park I. The application of SFDI and LSI system to evaluate the blood perfusion in skin flap mouse model. Lasers Med Sci 2021; 37:1069-1079. [PMID: 34213684 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-021-03354-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The aim of this study is to evaluate whether the blood perfusion to tissues for detecting ischemic necrosis can be quantitatively monitored by spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) and laser speckle imaging (LSI) in a skin flap mouse model. Skin flaps were made on Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) mice. Using SFDI and LSI, the following parameters were estimated: oxyhemoglobin (HbO2), deoxyhemoglobin (Hb), total hemoglobin (THb), tissue oxygen saturation (StO2), and speckle flow index (SFI). Histologically, epithelium thickness, collagen deposition, and blood vessel count of skin flap tissues were analyzed. Then, the correlation of SFDI and histological results was assessed by application of Spearman rank correlation method. As the result, the number of blood vessels and the percentage of collagen areas showed significant difference between the necrotic tissue group and the non-necrotic one. Especially, the necrotic tissue had a complete epithelial loss and loses its normal structure. We identified that SFDI/LSI parameters were significantly different between non-necrotic and necrotic tissue groups. Especially, all SFDI and LSI parameters measured on the 1st day after surgery showed significant difference between necrotic tissue and non-necrotic tissue. In addition, the number of blood vessel and percentage of collagen area were positively correlated with HbO2 and StO2 among SFDI/LSI parameters. Meanwhile, the number of blood vessel and percentage of collagen area showed the negative correlation with Hb. By applying SFDI and LSI simultaneously to the skin flap, we could quantitatively monitor the blood perfusion and the tissue condition which can help us to detect ischemic necrosis objectively in early stage.
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- Lele Lyu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea.,Beckman Laser Institute Korea, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Beckman Laser Institute Korea, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea.,Beckman Laser Institute Korea, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea.,Beckman Laser Institute Korea, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea.,Beckman Laser Institute Korea, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea.,Beckman Laser Institute Korea, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea. .,Beckman Laser Institute Korea, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea. .,Laser Translational Clinical Trial Center, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea.
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- Beckman Laser Institute Korea, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea.
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Pardo A, Streeter SS, Maloney BW, Gutierrez-Gutierrez JA, McClatchy DM, Wells WA, Paulsen KD, Lopez-Higuera JM, Pogue BW, Conde OM. Modeling and Synthesis of Breast Cancer Optical Property Signatures With Generative Models. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING 2021; 40:1687-1701. [PMID: 33684035 PMCID: PMC8224479 DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2021.3064464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Is it possible to find deterministic relationships between optical measurements and pathophysiology in an unsupervised manner and based on data alone? Optical property quantification is a rapidly growing biomedical imaging technique for characterizing biological tissues that shows promise in a range of clinical applications, such as intraoperative breast-conserving surgery margin assessment. However, translating tissue optical properties to clinical pathology information is still a cumbersome problem due to, amongst other things, inter- and intrapatient variability, calibration, and ultimately the nonlinear behavior of light in turbid media. These challenges limit the ability of standard statistical methods to generate a simple model of pathology, requiring more advanced algorithms. We present a data-driven, nonlinear model of breast cancer pathology for real-time margin assessment of resected samples using optical properties derived from spatial frequency domain imaging data. A series of deep neural network models are employed to obtain sets of latent embeddings that relate optical data signatures to the underlying tissue pathology in a tractable manner. These self-explanatory models can translate absorption and scattering properties measured from pathology, while also being able to synthesize new data. The method was tested on a total of 70 resected breast tissue samples containing 137 regions of interest, achieving rapid optical property modeling with errors only limited by current semi-empirical models, allowing for mass sample synthesis and providing a systematic understanding of dataset properties, paving the way for deep automated margin assessment algorithms using structured light imaging or, in principle, any other optical imaging technique seeking modeling. Code is available.
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Heard TC, Gómez BI, Saathoff ME, Duarte J, Dubick MA, Bynum JA, Christy RJ, Burmeister DM. Minimal Effects of Intravenous Administration of Xenogeneic Adipose Derived Stem Cells on Organ Function in a Porcine 40%TBSA Burn Model. J Burn Care Res 2021; 42:870-879. [PMID: 34057993 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irab094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Adipose stem cells (ASCs) have shown therapeutic promise for various conditions, including burn injury. While ASCs have immunomodulatory properties, concerns exist over pro-coagulant activity after intravenous (IV) administration. In the present study, we examined IV human ASC delivery in terms of coagulation, organ function, and inflammation in a 40% total body surface area (TBSA) swine burn model. Anesthetized female Yorkshire swine were burned and randomized to receive 15ml/kg Lactated Ringer's containing: no ASCs; a low dose (5x10 5 ASCs/kg), or a high dose (5x10 6 ASCs/kg). For biochemical analysis, blood was collected at baseline (BL), 3, 6, 12, and 24 hours post-burn, while kidney and liver tissue was collected post-euthanasia. A significant, but transient, effect of ASCs was seen on prothrombin times and INR, wherein low doses revealed slight hypercoagulation. Burns increased partial thromboplastin time, fibrinogen, and d-dimer levels, which was unchanged with ASC administration. ASCs tended to exacerbate increases in bilirubin at 3 hours, but this didn't reach statistical significance. A significant effect of ASCs on creatinine and BUN was seen, wherein low doses elevated levels at 24 hours (creatinine, p=0.0012; BUN, p=0.0195). Hepatic and renal TUNEL staining were similar for all groups. A dose-dependent decrease in IL-8 was observed, while low doses significantly increased IL-1RA at 3 (p=0.050), IL-12 at 12 (p=0.021) and IL-6 at 24 hours post-burn (p=0.035). IV administration of xenogeneic ASCs slightly increased coagulation, but effects on burn-induced renal and hepatic dysfunction effects were minimal. Despite some significant immunomodulation, organ dysfunction effects were modest. Collectively, this study provides evidence to be skeptical about xenogeneic ASC administration in regards to burn.
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- Tiffany C Heard
- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States of America
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Spatial-Frequency Domain Imaging: An Emerging Depth-Varying and Wide-Field Technique for Optical Property Measurement of Biological Tissues. PHOTONICS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/photonics8050162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Measurement of optical properties is critical for understanding light-tissue interaction, properly interpreting measurement data, and gaining better knowledge of tissue physicochemical properties. However, conventional optical measuring techniques are limited in point measurement, which partly hinders the applications on characterizing spatial distribution and inhomogeneity of optical properties of biological tissues. Spatial-frequency domain imaging (SFDI), as an emerging non-contact, depth-varying and wide-field optical imaging technique, is capable of measuring the optical properties in a wide field-of-view on a pixel-by-pixel basis. This review first describes the typical SFDI system and the principle for estimating optical properties using the SFDI technique. Then, the applications of SFDI in the fields of biomedicine, as well as food and agriculture, are reviewed, including burn assessment, skin tissue evaluation, tumor tissue detection, brain tissue monitoring, and quality evaluation of agro-products. Finally, a discussion on the challenges and future perspectives of SFDI for optical property estimation is presented.
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Ghosh B, Mandal M, Mitra P, Chatterjee J. Attenuation corrected-optical coherence tomography for quantitative assessment of skin wound healing and scar morphology. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2021; 14:e202000357. [PMID: 33332734 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202000357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Imaging the structural modifications of underlying tissues is vital to monitor wound healing. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) images high-resolution sub-surface information, but suffers a loss of intensity with depth, limiting quantification. Hence correcting the attenuation loss is important. We performed swept source-OCT of full-thickness excision wounds for 300 days in mice skin. We used single-scatter attenuation models to determine and correct the attenuation loss in the images. The phantom studies established the correspondence of corrected-OCT intensity (reflectivity) with matrix density and hydration. We histologically validated the corrected-OCT and measured the wound healing rate. We noted two distinct phases of healing-rapid and steady-state. We also detected two compartments in normal scars using corrected OCT that otherwise were not visible in the OCT scans. The OCT reflectivity in the scar compartments corresponded to distinct cell populations, mechanical properties and composition. OCT reflectivity has potential applications in evaluating the therapeutic efficacy of healing and characterizing scars.
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- Biswajoy Ghosh
- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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Chen MT, Durr NJ. Rapid tissue oxygenation mapping from snapshot structured-light images with adversarial deep learning. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2020; 25:JBO-200210SSR. [PMID: 33251783 PMCID: PMC7701163 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.25.11.112907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Spatial frequency-domain imaging (SFDI) is a powerful technique for mapping tissue oxygen saturation over a wide field of view. However, current SFDI methods either require a sequence of several images with different illumination patterns or, in the case of single-snapshot optical properties (SSOP), introduce artifacts and sacrifice accuracy. AIM We introduce OxyGAN, a data-driven, content-aware method to estimate tissue oxygenation directly from single structured-light images. APPROACH OxyGAN is an end-to-end approach that uses supervised generative adversarial networks. Conventional SFDI is used to obtain ground truth tissue oxygenation maps for ex vivo human esophagi, in vivo hands and feet, and an in vivo pig colon sample under 659- and 851-nm sinusoidal illumination. We benchmark OxyGAN by comparing it with SSOP and a two-step hybrid technique that uses a previously developed deep learning model to predict optical properties followed by a physical model to calculate tissue oxygenation. RESULTS When tested on human feet, cross-validated OxyGAN maps tissue oxygenation with an accuracy of 96.5%. When applied to sample types not included in the training set, such as human hands and pig colon, OxyGAN achieves a 93% accuracy, demonstrating robustness to various tissue types. On average, OxyGAN outperforms SSOP and a hybrid model in estimating tissue oxygenation by 24.9% and 24.7%, respectively. Finally, we optimize OxyGAN inference so that oxygenation maps are computed ∼10 times faster than previous work, enabling video-rate, 25-Hz imaging. CONCLUSIONS Due to its rapid acquisition and processing speed, OxyGAN has the potential to enable real-time, high-fidelity tissue oxygenation mapping that may be useful for many clinical applications.
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- Mason T. Chen
- Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Address all correspondence to Nicholas J. Durr,
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Mellors BOL, Bentley A, Spear AM, Howle CR, Dehghani H. Applications of compressive sensing in spatial frequency domain imaging. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2020; 25:JBO-200205SSR. [PMID: 33179460 PMCID: PMC7657414 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.25.11.112904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) is an imaging modality that projects spatially modulated light patterns to determine optical property maps for absorption and reduced scattering of biological tissue via a pixel-by-pixel data acquisition and analysis procedure. Compressive sensing (CS) is a signal processing methodology which aims to reproduce the original signal with a reduced number of measurements, addressing the pixel-wise nature of SFDI. These methodologies have been combined for complex heterogenous data in both the image detection and data analysis stage in a compressive sensing SFDI (cs-SFDI) approach, showing reduction in both the data acquisition and overall computational time. AIM Application of CS in SFDI data acquisition and image reconstruction significantly improves data collection and image recovery time without loss of quantitative accuracy. APPROACH cs-SFDI has been applied to an increased heterogenic sample from the AppSFDI data set (back of the hand), highlighting the increased number of CS measurements required as compared to simple phantoms to accurately obtain optical property maps. A novel application of CS to the parameter recovery stage of image analysis has also been developed and validated. RESULTS Dimensionality reduction has been demonstrated using the increased heterogenic sample at both the acquisition and analysis stages. A data reduction of 30% for the cs-SFDI and up to 80% for the parameter recover was achieved as compared to traditional SFDI, while maintaining an error of <10 % for the recovered optical property maps. CONCLUSION The application of data reduction through CS demonstrates additional capabilities for multi- and hyperspectral SFDI, providing advanced optical and physiological property maps.
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- Ben O. L. Mellors
- University of Birmingham, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Physical Sciences for Health Doctoral Training Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- University of Birmingham, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, School of Computer Science, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- University of Birmingham, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Physical Sciences for Health Doctoral Training Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- University of Birmingham, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, School of Computer Science, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Salisbury, United Kingdom
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- University of Birmingham, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, School of Computer Science, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Burn resuscitation strategy influences the gut microbiota-liver axis in swine. Sci Rep 2020; 10:15655. [PMID: 32973266 PMCID: PMC7515893 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72511-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Fluid resuscitation improves clinical outcomes of burn patients; however, its execution in resource-poor environments may have to be amended with limited-volume strategies. Liver dysfunction is common in burn patients and gut dysbiosis is an understudied aspect of burn sequelae. Here, the swine gut microbiota and liver transcripts were investigated to determine the impact of standard-of-care modified Brooke (MB), limited-volume colloid (LV-Co), and limited-volume crystalloid (LV-Cr) resuscitation on the gut microbiota, and to evaluate its' potential relationship with liver dysfunction. Independent of resuscitation strategy, bacterial diversity was reduced 24 h post-injury, and remained perturbed at 48 h. Changes in community structure were most pronounced with LV-Co, and correlated with biomarkers of hepatocellular damage. Hierarchical clustering revealed a group of samples that was suggestive of dysbiosis, and LV-Co increased the risk of association with this group. Compared with MB, LV-Co and LV-Cr significantly altered cellular stress and ATP pathways, and gene expression of these perturbed pathways was correlated with major dysbiosis-associated bacteria. Taken together, LV-Co resuscitation exacerbated the loss of bacterial diversity and increased the risk of dysbiosis. Moreover, we present evidence of a linkage between liver (dys)function and the gut microbiota in the acute setting of burn injury.
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Wang Y, Ke Z, He Z, Chen X, Zhang Y, Xie P, Li T, Zhou J, Li F, Yang C, Zhang P, Huang C, Kai L. Real-time burn depth assessment using artificial networks: a large-scale, multicentre study. Burns 2020; 46:1829-1838. [PMID: 32826097 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2020.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Early judgment of the depth of burns is very important for the accurate formulation of treatment plans. In medical imaging the application of Artificial Intelligence has the potential for serving as a very experienced assistant to improve early clinical diagnosis. Due to lack of large volume of a particular feature, there has been almost no progress in burn field. METHODS 484 early wound images are collected on patients who discharged home after a burn injury in 48 h, from five different levels of hospitals in Hunan Province China. According to actual healing time, all images are manually annotated by five professional burn surgeons and divided into three sets which are shallow(0-10 days), moderate(11-20 days) and deep(more than 21 days or skin graft healing). These ROIs were further divided into 5637 patches sizes 224 × 224 pixels, of which 1733 shallow, 1804 moderate, and 2100 deep. We used transfer learning suing a Pre-trained ResNet50 model and the ratio of all images is 7:1.5:1.5 for training:validation:test. RESULTS A novel artificial burn depth recognition model based on convolutional neural network was established and the diagnostic accuracy of the three types of burns is about 80%. DISCUSSION The actual healing time can be used to deduce the depth of burn involvement. The artificial burn depth recognition model can accurately infer healing time and burn depth of the patient, which is expected to be used for auxiliary diagnosis improvement.
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- Yuan Wang
- College of Computer Science and Technology, National Defense University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, National Defense University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Burns and Reconstructive Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Human Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Changsha, Hunan, China; Department of Dermatology Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Dermatology Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, National Defense University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, National Defense University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, National Defense University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Human Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Changsha, Hunan, China; Department of Dermatology Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, National Defense University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Burns and Reconstructive Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, National Defense University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, National Defense University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Ponticorvo A, Rowland R, Baldado M, Kennedy GT, Hosking AM, Burmeister DM, Christy RJ, Bernal NP, Durkin AJ. Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI) of clinical burns: A case report. BURNS OPEN 2020; 4:67-71. [PMID: 32832745 PMCID: PMC7442210 DOI: 10.1016/j.burnso.2020.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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While visual assessment by a clinician is the standard of care for burn severity evaluations, new technologies at various stages of development are attempting to add objectivity to this practice by quantifying burn severity. Assessment accuracy generally improves after the burn injury has progressed, but early assessments that correctly identify superficial partial and deep partial burns have the potential to lead to more prompt treatments and shorter recovery times. To date, Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI) has only been used in animal models of burns, but has shown the potential to categorize burns accurately at earlier time points. Here we examine the potential for SFDI to assess burn severity in clinical patients. We also utilize Laser Speckle Imaging (LSI), an FDA cleared non-invasive imaging technology that typically measures blood perfusion in order to evaluate burns in clinical patients. We present a case series of two patients, both with partial thickness burns of varying severity. Partial thickness burns are often difficult for clinicians to categorize based on visual appearance alone. SFDI and LSI were both performed on each patient at approximately 24 and 72 h after their respective burn incidents. Each technique was able to render spatially resolved information that enabled improved assessment accuracy for each burn. This represents the first publication of SFDI applied to clinical burn patients after being successfully utilized in animal models, and highlights the potential for SFDI as a feasible tool for the timely categorization of burn severity.
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- Adrien Ponticorvo
- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of
California, Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, CA 92617, United
States
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- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of
California, Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, CA 92617, United
States
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- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of
California, Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, CA 92617, United
States
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- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of
California, Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, CA 92617, United
States
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- UC Irvine Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 333 City
Boulevard West, Suite 705, Orange, CA 92868, United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650
Chambers Pass, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234, United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650
Chambers Pass, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234, United States
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- UC Irvine Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 333 City
Boulevard West, Suite 705, Orange, CA 92868, United States
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- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of
California, Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, CA 92617, United
States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of
California, Irvine, 3120 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, CA 92697, United States
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Gómez BI, He C, Chao T, Dubick MA, Burmeister DM. Effect of Intravenous Fluid Volumes on the Adrenal Glucocorticoid Response After Burn Injury in Swine. J Burn Care Res 2020; 39:652-660. [PMID: 29757442 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/iry024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Severe thermal injury induces metabolic and physiological stress, prompting a disruption in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. The objective of this study was to evaluate potential confounding effects of Lactated Ringer's (LR) resuscitation on adrenal damage and cortisol production following burn. Anesthetized swine were instrumented with jugular catheters and sustained 40% TBSA burns from brass probes heated to 100°C. Animals recovered to consciousness and received IV fluid resuscitation with LR at two different volumes: 15 ml/kg/d (limited volume [LV], n = 6) or 2 ml/kg/%TBSA/d (modified Brooke [MB], n = 6). Nonburned animals (Sham) were both oral and IV fluid restricted (S-FR, n = 4) to induce stress. Computed tomography (CT) angiographies were performed at baseline (BL) and 48 hours postburn, while blood and urine samples were collected at BL, 6, 24, and 48 hours postburn, with euthanasia at 48 hours for adrenal harvesting. Urinary cortisol was elevated following burn/surgery in all animals and returned back to BL in S-FR (404 ± 48 pg/mg creatinine) but not MB (1332 ± 176 pg/mg creatinine; P = .005) or LV (1223 ± 335 pg/mg creatinine; P = .07) by 48 hours. Gene expression of cleavage enzymes (3β-HSD, CYP17, CYP11, and CYP21) along the cortisol synthesis pathway showed minimal changes. Adrenal apoptosis (Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling [TUNEL] staining) was greatest in the MB group (P ≤ .01) when compared to S-FR, partly due to elevations in c-Jun N-terminal kinase. Adrenal hemorrhaging was also greatest in MB animals, with no differences in tissue volume or wet-to-dry ratio. However, tissue levels of cytokines IL-1β, IL-10, and IL-12 were greatest in LV. Burn injury elevates urinary cortisol and compromises adrenal gland integrity, which is affected by IV fluid volume.
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- Belinda I Gómez
- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas
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Chao T, Gomez BI, Heard TC, Dubick MA, Burmeister DM. Increased oxidative phosphorylation in lymphocytes does not atone for decreased cell numbers after burn injury. Innate Immun 2020; 26:403-412. [PMID: 31906760 PMCID: PMC7903530 DOI: 10.1177/1753425918805544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The acute systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and multiorgan dysfunction (MOD) that occur in large burn injuries may be attributed, in part, to immunosuppressive responses such as decreased lymphocytes. However, the mitochondrial bioenergetics of lymphocytes after severe burn injury are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to examine mitochondrial function of lymphocytes following severe burns in a swine model. Anesthetized Yorkshire swine (n = 17) sustained 40% total body surface area full-thickness contact burns. Blood was collected at pre-injury (Baseline; BL) and at 24 and 48 h after injury for complete blood cell analysis, flow cytometry, cytokine analysis, and ficoll separation of intact lymphocytes for high-resolution mitochondrial respirometry analysis. While neutrophil numbers increased, a concomitant decrease was found in lymphocytes (P < 0.001) after burn injury, which was not specific to CD4+ or CD8+ lymphocytes. No changes in immune cell population were observed from 24 h to 48 h post-injury. IL 12-23 decreased while a transient increase in IL 4 was found from BL to 24h (P < 0.05). CRP progressively increased from BL to 24h (P < 0.05) and 48h (P < 0.001) post-injury. Routine and maximal mitochondrial respiration progressively increased from BL to 24h (P < 0.05) and 48 h post-injury (P < 0.001). No changes were found in leak respiration or residual oxygen consumption. When considering the reduction in lymphocyte number, the total peripheral lymphocyte bioenergetics per volume of blood significantly decreased from BL to 24h and 48h (P < 0.05). For the first time, we were able to measure mitochondrial activity in intact lymphocyte mitochondria through high-resolution respirometry in a severely burned swine model. Our data showed that the non-specific reduction in peripheral T cells after injury was larger than the increased mitochondrial activity in those cells, which may be a compensatory mechanism for the total reduction in lymphocytes. Additional studies in the metabolic activation of T cell subpopulations may provide diagnostic or therapeutic targets after severe burn injury.
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- Tony Chao
- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, TX, USA
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Applegate MB, Karrobi K, Angelo Jr. JP, Austin W, Tabassum SM, Aguénounon E, Tilbury K, Saager RB, Gioux S, Roblyer D. OpenSFDI: an open-source guide for constructing a spatial frequency domain imaging system. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2020; 25:1-13. [PMID: 31925946 PMCID: PMC7008504 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.25.1.016002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Significance: Spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) is a diffuse optical measurement technique that can quantify tissue optical absorption (μa) and reduced scattering (<inline-formula>μs'</inline-formula>) on a pixel-by-pixel basis. Measurements of μa at different wavelengths enable the extraction of molar concentrations of tissue chromophores over a wide field, providing a noncontact and label-free means to assess tissue viability, oxygenation, microarchitecture, and molecular content. We present here openSFDI: an open-source guide for building a low-cost, small-footprint, three-wavelength SFDI system capable of quantifying μa and <inline-formula>μs'</inline-formula> as well as oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin concentrations in biological tissue. The companion website provides a complete parts list along with detailed instructions for assembling the openSFDI system.<p> Aim: We describe the design of openSFDI and report on the accuracy and precision of optical property extractions for three different systems fabricated according to the instructions on the openSFDI website.</p> <p> Approach: Accuracy was assessed by measuring nine tissue-simulating optical phantoms with a physiologically relevant range of μa and <inline-formula>μs'</inline-formula> with the openSFDI systems and a commercial SFDI device. Precision was assessed by repeatedly measuring the same phantom over 1 h.</p> <p> Results: The openSFDI systems had an error of 0 ± 6 % in μa and -2 ± 3 % in <inline-formula>μs'</inline-formula>, compared to a commercial SFDI system. Bland-Altman analysis revealed the limits of agreement between the two systems to be ± 0.004 mm - 1 for μa and -0.06 to 0.1 mm - 1 for <inline-formula>μs'</inline-formula>. The openSFDI system had low drift with an average standard deviation of 0.0007 mm - 1 and 0.05 mm - 1 in μa and <inline-formula>μs'</inline-formula>, respectively.</p>,<p> Conclusion: The openSFDI provides a customizable hardware platform for research groups seeking to utilize SFDI for quantitative diffuse optical imaging.</p>
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- Matthew B. Applegate
- Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- University of Maine, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Orono, Maine, United States
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- Boston University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- University of Maine, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Orono, Maine, United States
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- Linköping University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Linköping Sweden
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- University of Strasbourg, ICube Laboratory, Strasbourg, France
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- Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Address all correspondence to Darren Roblyer, E-mail:
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Gómez BI, Harrington BK, Chao T, Chung KK, Dubick MA, Boggs NA, Burmeister DM. Impact of oral resuscitation on circulating and splenic leukocytes after burns. Burns 2019; 46:567-578. [PMID: 31787475 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2019.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hemodynamic aberrations after severe burns are treated with aggressive intravenous (IV) fluid resuscitation however, oral resuscitation has been proposed in resource poor scenarios. Previously we have shown that animals receiving oral fluid following burns were able to recover kidney function. However, immune function such as circulating and splenic immune cell populations after oral or intravenous fluid administration was not examined. Herein, we perform a follow up analysis of splenic tissue and plasma from the previous animal study to examine the splenic response following these resuscitation strategies after burn injury. METHODS Eighteen anesthetized Yorkshire swine receiving 40%TBSA contact burns were randomized to receive either: (1) no fluids (Fluid Restricted; negative control), (2) 70 mL/kg/d Oral Rehydration Salt solution (Oral), or (3) 2 mL/kg/%TBSA/d of lactated Ringer's solution IV. Blood was drawn for blood cell analysis, and CT scans were performed before and 48 h post-burn, at which point spleens were harvested for histological, Western blot, and RT-PCR analyses. RESULTS Splenic artery diameter decreased by -0.97 ± 0.14 mm in fluid-restricted animals, while IV led to an increase of 0.68 ± 0.30 mm. No significant differences were detected in white and red pulp. IV fluids reduced the population of splenic monocytes (CD163; P = 0.001) and neutrophils (MPO protein; P = 0.13), as well as cytokines IL-8 (P = 0.003), IFN-γ (P = 0.11) and TNFα (P = 0.05). Additionally, withholding IV fluids consistently decreased the expression of FoxP3, CCR6, and IL17β in spleen, suggesting a shift in T-cell phenotype with IV resuscitation. CONCLUSIONS The route of fluid administration has a minor influence on the changes in circulating and splenic leukocytes post-burn in the acute phase. Further research is needed to help guide resuscitation approaches using immunologic markers of splenic function following burns.
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- Belinda I Gómez
- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234 United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234 United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234 United States
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234 United States
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234 United States.
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Bloygrund H, Franjy-Tal Y, Rosenzweig T, Abookasis D. Multiparameter wide-field integrated optical imaging system-based spatially modulated illumination and laser speckles in model of tissue injuries. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2019; 12:e201900141. [PMID: 31187933 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201900141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this report, an integrated optical platform based on spatial illumination together with laser speckle contrast technique was utilized to measure multiple parameters in live tissue including absorption, scattering, saturation, composition, metabolism, and blood flow. Measurements in three models of tissue injury including drug toxicity, artery occlusion, and acute hyperglycemia were used to test the efficacy of this system. With this hybrid apparatus, a series of structured light patterns at low and high spatial frequencies are projected onto the tissue surface and diffuse reflected light is captured by a CCD camera. A six position filter wheel, equipped with four bandpass filters centered at wavelengths of 650, 690, 800 and 880 nm is placed in front of the camera. Then, light patterns are blocked and a laser source at 650 nm illuminates the tissue while the diffusely reflected light is captured by the camera through the two remaining open holes in the wheel. In this manner, near-infrared (NIR) and laser speckle images are captured and stored together in the computer for off-line processing to reconstruct the tissue's properties. Spatial patterns are used to differentiate the effects of tissue scattering from those of absorption, allowing accurate quantification of tissue hemodynamics and morphology, while a coherent light source is used to study blood flow changes, a feature which cannot be measured with the NIR structured light. This combined configuration utilizes the strengths of each system in a complementary way, thus collecting a larger range of sample properties. In addition, once the flow and hemodynamics are measured, tissue oxygen metabolism can be calculated, a property which cannot be measured independently. Therefore, this merged platform can be considered a multiparameter wide-field imaging and spectroscopy modality. Overall, experiments demonstrate the capability of this spatially coregistered imaging setup to provide complementary, useful information of various tissue metrics in a simple and noncontact manner, making it attractive for use in a variety of biomedical applications.
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- Hadas Bloygrund
- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
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- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Nutritional Studies, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
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- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
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Chao T, Gómez BI, Heard TC, Smith BW, Dubick MA, Burmeister DM. Burn-induced reductions in mitochondrial abundance and efficiency are more pronounced with small volumes of colloids in swine. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2019; 317:C1229-C1238. [PMID: 31532719 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00224.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Severe burn injury results in systemic disruption of metabolic regulations and impaired cardiac function. Restoration of hemodynamic homeostasis utilizing intravenous (IV) fluids is critical for acute care of the burn victim. However, the effects of burns and resuscitation on cardiomyocyte mitochondria are currently unknown. The purpose of this study is to determine cardiac mitochondrial function in a swine burn model with subsequent resuscitation using either crystalloids or colloids. Anesthetized Yorkshire swine (n = 23) sustained 40% total body surface area burns and received IV crystalloids (n = 11) or colloids (n = 12) after recovery from anesthesia. Non-burned swine served as controls (n = 9). After euthanasia at 48 h, heart tissues were harvested, permeabilized, and analyzed by high-resolution respirometry. Citrate synthase (CS) activity was measured, and Western blots were performed to quantify proteins associated with mitochondrial fusion (OPA1), fission (FIS1), and mitophagy (PINK1). There were no differences in state 2 respiration or maximal oxidative phosphorylation. Coupled complex 1 respiration decreased, while uncoupled state 4O and complex II increased significantly due to burn injury, particularly in animals receiving colloids (P < 0.05). CS activity and electron transfer coupling efficiency were significantly lower in burned animals, particularly with colloid treatment (P < 0.05). Protein analysis revealed increased FIS1 but no differences in mitophagy in cardiac tissue from colloid-treated compared with crystalloid-treated swine. Taken together, severe burns alter mitochondrial respiration in heart tissue, which may be exacerbated by early IV resuscitation with colloids. Early IV burn resuscitation with colloids may require close hemodynamic observation. Mitochondrial stabilizing agents incorporated into resuscitation fluids may help the hemodynamic response to burn injury.
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- Tony Chao
- Damage Control Resuscitation Task Area, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, Texas
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- Damage Control Resuscitation Task Area, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, Texas
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- Damage Control Resuscitation Task Area, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, Texas
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- Damage Control Resuscitation Task Area, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, Texas
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- Damage Control Resuscitation Task Area, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, Texas
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- Damage Control Resuscitation Task Area, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, Texas
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Kennedy GT, Stone R, Kowalczewski AC, Rowland R, Chen JH, Baldado ML, Ponticorvo A, Bernal N, Christy RJ, Durkin AJ. Spatial frequency domain imaging: a quantitative, noninvasive tool for in vivo monitoring of burn wound and skin graft healing. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2019; 24:1-9. [PMID: 31313538 PMCID: PMC6630099 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.24.7.071615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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There is a need for noninvasive, quantitative methods to characterize wound healing in the context of longitudinal investigations related to regenerative medicine. Such tools have the potential to inform the assessment of wound status and healing progression and aid the development of new treatments. We employed spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) to characterize the changes in optical properties of tissue during wound healing progression in a porcine model of split-thickness skin grafts and also in a model of burn wound healing with no graft intervention. Changes in the reduced scattering coefficient measured using SFDI correlated with structural changes reported by histology of biopsies taken concurrently. SFDI was able to measure spatial inhomogeneity in the wounds and predicted heterogeneous healing. In addition, we were able to visualize differences in healing rate, depending on whether a wound was debrided and grafted, versus not debrided and left to heal without intervention apart from topical burn wound care. Changes in the concentration of oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin were also quantified, giving insight into hemodynamic changes during healing.
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- Gordon T. Kennedy
- University of California, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- Combat Trauma and Burn Injury Research, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States
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- Combat Trauma and Burn Injury Research, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States
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- University of California, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- UC Irvine Regional Burn Center, Department of Surgery, Orange, California, United States
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- Combat Trauma and Burn Injury Research, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States
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- University of California, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Irvine, California, United States
- Address all correspondence to Anthony J. Durkin, E-mail:
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Gioux S, Mazhar A, Cuccia DJ. Spatial frequency domain imaging in 2019: principles, applications, and perspectives. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2019; 24:1-18. [PMID: 31222987 PMCID: PMC6995958 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.24.7.071613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) has witnessed very rapid growth over the last decade, owing to its unique capabilities for imaging optical properties and chromophores over a large field-of-view and in a rapid manner. We provide a comprehensive review of the principles of this imaging method as of 2019, review the modeling of light propagation in this domain, describe acquisition methods, provide an understanding of the various implementations and their practical limitations, and finally review applications that have been published in the literature. Importantly, we also introduce a group effort by several key actors in the field for the dissemination of SFDI, including publications, advice in hardware and implementations, and processing code, all freely available online.
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- Sylvain Gioux
- University of Strasbourg, ICube Laboratory, Strasbourg, France
- Address all correspondence to Sylvain Gioux, E-mail:
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Gioux S, Mazhar A, Cuccia DJ. Spatial frequency domain imaging in 2019: principles, applications, and perspectives. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2019. [PMID: 31222987 DOI: 10.1117/1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) has witnessed very rapid growth over the last decade, owing to its unique capabilities for imaging optical properties and chromophores over a large field-of-view and in a rapid manner. We provide a comprehensive review of the principles of this imaging method as of 2019, review the modeling of light propagation in this domain, describe acquisition methods, provide an understanding of the various implementations and their practical limitations, and finally review applications that have been published in the literature. Importantly, we also introduce a group effort by several key actors in the field for the dissemination of SFDI, including publications, advice in hardware and implementations, and processing code, all freely available online.
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- Sylvain Gioux
- University of Strasbourg, ICube Laboratory, Strasbourg, France
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Rowland R, Ponticorvo A, Baldado M, Kennedy GT, Burmeister DM, Christy RJ, Bernal NP, Durkin AJ. Burn wound classification model using spatial frequency-domain imaging and machine learning. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2019; 24:1-9. [PMID: 31134769 PMCID: PMC6536007 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.24.5.056007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Accurate assessment of burn severity is critical for wound care and the course of treatment. Delays in classification translate to delays in burn management, increasing the risk of scarring and infection. To this end, numerous imaging techniques have been used to examine tissue properties to infer burn severity. Spatial frequency-domain imaging (SFDI) has also been used to characterize burns based on the relationships between histologic observations and changes in tissue properties. Recently, machine learning has been used to classify burns by combining optical features from multispectral or hyperspectral imaging. Rather than employ models of light propagation to deduce tissue optical properties, we investigated the feasibility of using SFDI reflectance data at multiple spatial frequencies, with a support vector machine (SVM) classifier, to predict severity in a porcine model of graded burns. Calibrated reflectance images were collected using SFDI at eight wavelengths (471 to 851 nm) and five spatial frequencies (0 to 0.2 mm - 1). Three models were built from subsets of this initial dataset. The first subset included data taken at all wavelengths with the planar (0 mm - 1) spatial frequency, the second comprised data at all wavelengths and spatial frequencies, and the third used all collected data at values relative to unburned tissue. These data subsets were used to train and test cubic SVM models, and compared against burn status 28 days after injury. Model accuracy was established through leave-one-out cross-validation testing. The model based on images obtained at all wavelengths and spatial frequencies predicted burn severity at 24 h with 92.5% accuracy. The model composed of all values relative to unburned skin was 94.4% accurate. By comparison, the model that employed only planar illumination was 88.8% accurate. This investigation suggests that the combination of SFDI with machine learning has potential for accurately predicting burn severity.
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- Rebecca Rowland
- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, Texas, United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, Texas, United States
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- UC Irvine Regional Burn Center, Department of Surgery, Orange, California, United States
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- University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Irvine, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Irvine, California, United States
- Address all correspondence to Anthony J. Durkin, E-mail:
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Despite our understanding that the microvasculature plays a multifaceted role in the development and progression of various conditions, we know little about the extent of this involvement. A need exists for non-invasive, clinically meaningful imaging modalities capable of elucidating microvascular information to aid in our understanding of disease, and to aid in the diagnosis/monitoring of disease for more patient-specific care. In this review article, a number of imaging techniques are summarized that have been utilized to investigate the microvasculature of skin, along with their advantages, disadvantages and future perspectives in preclinical and clinical settings. These techniques include dermoscopy, capillaroscopy, Doppler sonography, laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) and perfusion imaging, laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI), optical coherence tomography (OCT), including its Doppler and dynamic variant and the more recently developed OCT angiography (OCTA), photoacoustic imaging, and spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI). Attention is largely, but not exclusively, placed on optical imaging modalities that use intrinsic optical signals to contrast the microvasculature. We conclude that whilst each imaging modality has been successful in filling a particular niche, there is no one, all-encompassing modality without inherent flaws. Therefore, the future of cutaneous microvascular imaging may lie in utilizing a multi-modal approach that will counter the disadvantages of individual systems to synergistically augment our imaging capabilities.
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- Anthony J Deegan
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15th Ave. NE., Seattle, WA 98195, United States of America
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Saager RB, Rowland RA, Baldado ML, Kennedy GT, Bernal NP, Ponticorvo A, Christy RJ, Durkin AJ. Impact of hemoglobin breakdown products in the spectral analysis of burn wounds using spatial frequency domain spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2019; 24:1-4. [PMID: 30724041 PMCID: PMC6398280 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.24.2.020501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Burn wounds and wound healing invoke several biological processes that may complicate the interpretation of spectral imaging data. Through analysis of spatial frequency domain spectroscopy data (450 to 1000 nm) obtained from longitudinal investigations using a graded porcine burn wound healing model, we have identified features in the absorption spectrum that appear to suggest the presence of hemoglobin breakdown products, e.g., methemoglobin. Our results show that the calculated concentrations of methemoglobin directly correlate with burn severity, 24 h after the injury. In addition, tissue parameters such as oxygenation (StO2) and water fraction may be underestimated by 20% and 78%, respectively, if methemoglobin is not included in the spectral analysis.
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- Rolf B Saager
- University of California Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- UC Irvine Regional Burn Center, Department of Surgery, Orange, California, United States
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- University of California Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, Burn and Soft Tissue Injury, San Antonio, Texas, United States
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- University of California Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California Irvine, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Irvine, California, United States
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Laser-based Techniques for Microcirculatory Assessment in Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery: Past, Present, and Future. Ann Surg 2019; 270:1041-1048. [PMID: 30672807 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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: Microcirculatory integrity and proper function are the cornerstones to tissue nourishment and viability. In the clinical environment extended immobility, injuries, and inflammatory reactions demand local microcirculatory adaption to provide adequate supply. Assessment of endothelial adjustment capability and microcirculatory perfusion status, as direct or surrogate markers of disease, are therefore of uttermost interest to the treating physician. Given the simple, noninvasive, nonradiating nature of laser-based techniques for bedside or intraoperative microcirculatory perfusion assessment, this article's objective is to present a comprehensive overview of available techniques, their technological aspects, and current application. Advantages of individual methods are pointed out and compared with each other. The areas of medical utilization relevant to orthopedics and trauma surgery are exemplified and their available evidence elaborated. A particular focus is put on laser speckle contrast imaging, with its current and future influence on medical practice.
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Horan ST, Gardner AR, Saager R, Durkin AJ, Venugopalan V. Recovery of layered tissue optical properties from spatial frequency-domain spectroscopy and a deterministic radiative transport solver. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2018; 24:1-11. [PMID: 30456934 PMCID: PMC6995875 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.24.7.071607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We present a method to recover absorption and reduced scattering spectra for each layer of a two-layer turbid media from spatial frequency-domain spectroscopy data. We focus on systems in which the thickness of the top layer is less than the transport mean free path ( 0.1 - 0.8l * ) . We utilize an analytic forward solver, based upon the N'th-order spherical harmonic expansion with Fourier decomposition ( SHEFN ) method in conjunction with a multistage inverse solver. We test our method with data obtained using spatial frequency-domain spectroscopy with 32 evenly spaced wavelengths within λ = 450 to 1000 nm on six-layered tissue phantoms with distinct optical properties. We demonstrate that this approach can recover absorption and reduced scattering coefficient spectra for both layers with accuracy comparable with current Monte Carlo methods but with lower computational cost and potential flexibility to easily handle variations in parameters such as the scattering phase function or material refractive index. To our knowledge, this approach utilizes the most accurate deterministic forward solver used in such problems and can successfully recover properties from a two-layer media with superficial layer thicknesses.
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- Sean T. Horan
- University of California, Department of Mathematics, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Beckman Laser Institute, Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Beckman Laser Institute, Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Beckman Laser Institute, Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, Irvine, California, United States
- Linköping University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Linköping, Sweden
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- University of California, Beckman Laser Institute, Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Irvine, California, United States
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- University of California, Beckman Laser Institute, Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Irvine, California, United States
- University of California, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Irvine, California, United States
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Ponticorvo A, Rowland R, Baldado M, Burmeister DM, Christy RJ, Bernal NP, Durkin AJ. Evaluating clinical observation versus Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI), Laser Speckle Imaging (LSI) and thermal imaging for the assessment of burn depth. Burns 2018; 45:450-460. [PMID: 30327232 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2018.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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While clinical examination is needed for burn severity diagnosis, several emerging technologies aim to quantify this process for added objectivity. Accurate assessments become easier after burn progression, but earlier assessments of partial thickness burn depth could lead to earlier excision and grafting and subsequent improved healing times, reduced rates of scarring/infection, and shorter hospital stays. Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI), Laser Speckle Imaging (LSI) and thermal imaging are three non-invasive imaging modalities that have some diagnostic ability for noninvasive assessment of burn severity, but have not been compared in a controlled experiment. Here we tested the ability of these imaging techniques to assess the severity of histologically confirmed graded burns in a swine model. Controlled, graded burn wounds, 3cm in diameter were created on the dorsum of Yorkshire pigs (n=3, 45-55kg) using a custom-made burn tool that ensures consistent pressure has been employed by various burn research groups. For each pig, a total of 16 burn wounds were created on the dorsal side. Biopsies were taken for histological analysis to verify the severity of the burn. Clinical analysis, SFDI, LSI and thermal imaging were performed at 24 and 72h after burn to assess the accuracy of each imaging technique. In terms of diagnostic accuracy, using histology as a reference, SFDI (85%) and clinical analysis (83%) performed significantly better that LSI (75%) and thermography (73%) 24h after the burn. There was no statistically significant improvement from 24 to 72h across the different imaging modalities. These data indicate that these imaging modalities, and specifically SFDI, can be added to the burn clinicians' toolbox to aid in early assessment of burn severity.
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- Adrien Ponticorvo
- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, CA 92617, United States
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- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, CA 92617, United States
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- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, CA 92617, United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234, United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234, United States
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- UC Irvine Regional Burn Center, Department of Surgery, 333 City Boulevard West, Suite 705, Orange, CA 92868, United States
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- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, CA 92617, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, 3120 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, CA 92697, United States.
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Angelo JP, Chen SJ, Ochoa M, Sunar U, Gioux S, Intes X. Review of structured light in diffuse optical imaging. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2018; 24:1-20. [PMID: 30218503 PMCID: PMC6676045 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.24.7.071602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Diffuse optical imaging probes deep living tissue enabling structural, functional, metabolic, and molecular imaging. Recently, due to the availability of spatial light modulators, wide-field quantitative diffuse optical techniques have been implemented, which benefit greatly from structured light methodologies. Such implementations facilitate the quantification and characterization of depth-resolved optical and physiological properties of thick and deep tissue at fast acquisition speeds. We summarize the current state of work and applications in the three main techniques leveraging structured light: spatial frequency-domain imaging, optical tomography, and single-pixel imaging. The theory, measurement, and analysis of spatial frequency-domain imaging are described. Then, advanced theories, processing, and imaging systems are summarized. Preclinical and clinical applications on physiological measurements for guidance and diagnosis are summarized. General theory and method development of tomographic approaches as well as applications including fluorescence molecular tomography are introduced. Lastly, recent developments of single-pixel imaging methodologies and applications are reviewed.
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- Joseph P. Angelo
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Sensor Science Division, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
- Address all correspondence to: Joseph P. Angelo, E-mail: ; Sez-Jade Chen, E-mail:
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Troy, New York, United States
- Address all correspondence to: Joseph P. Angelo, E-mail: ; Sez-Jade Chen, E-mail:
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Troy, New York, United States
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- Wright State University, Department of Biomedical Industrial and Human Factor Engineering, Dayton, Ohio, United States
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- University of Strasbourg, ICube Laboratory, Strasbourg, France
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Troy, New York, United States
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Sorgato V, Berger M, Emain C, Vever-Bizet C, Dinten JM, Bourg-Heckly G, Planat-Chrétien A. Validation of optical properties quantification with a dual-step technique for biological tissue analysis. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2018; 23:1-14. [PMID: 30232845 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.23.9.096002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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To approach wide-field optical properties quantification in real heterogeneous biological tissue, we developed a Dual-Step setup that couples a punctual diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) technique with multispectral imaging (MSI). The setup achieves wide-field optical properties assessment through an initial estimation of scattering with DRS, which is used to estimate absorption with MSI. The absolute quantification of optical properties is based on the ACA-Pro algorithm that has been adapted both for DRS and for MSI. This paper validates the Dual-Step system not only on homogeneous Intralipid phantoms but also on a heterogeneous gelatine phantom with different scattering and absorbing properties.
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University Paris 06, CNRS UMR 8237, Laboratoire Jean Perrin, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University Paris 06, CNRS UMR 8237, Laboratoire Jean Perrin, Paris, France
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Gómez BI, McIntyre MK, Gurney JM, Chung KK, Cancio LC, Dubick MA, Burmeister DM. Enteral resuscitation with oral rehydration solution to reduce acute kidney injury in burn victims: Evidence from a porcine model. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0195615. [PMID: 29718928 PMCID: PMC5931460 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Intravenous (IV) resuscitation of burn patients has greatly improved outcomes and become a cornerstone of modern burn care. However, the heavy fluids and vascular access required may not be feasible in austere environments, mass casualty, or delayed transport scenarios. Enteral resuscitation has been proposed for these situations; we sought to examine the effectiveness of this strategy on improving burn-induced kidney injury. Anesthetized Yorkshire swine sustaining 40% TBSA full-thickness contact burns were randomized to three groups (n = 6/group): fluid deprivation, ad libitum water access, or 70 mL/kg/d Oral Rehydration Salt solution (ORS). Urine and blood were collected at baseline (BL), 6, 12, 24, 32, and 48h post-burn, at which point tissue was harvested and CT angiography performed. Although fluid consumption by ad libitum and ORS groups were matched (132±54mL/kg versus 120±24mL/kg, respectively), ORS intake increased urine output compared with water and no water (47.3±9.0 mL/kg versus 16.1±2.5 mL/kg, and 24.5±1.7 mL/kg respectively). Plasma creatinine peaked 6h following burn (1.67±0.07mg/dL) in all animals, but at 48h was comparable to BL in animals receiving water (1.23±0.06mg/dL) and ORS (1.30±0.09mg/dL), but not fluid deprived animals (1.56±0.05mg/dL) (P<0.05). Circulating levels of blood urea nitrogen steadily increased, but also decreased by 48h in animals receiving enteral fluids (P<0.05). Water deprivation reduced renal artery diameter (-1.4±0.17mm), whereas resuscitation with water (-0.44±0.14 mm) or ORS maintained it (-0.63±0.20 mm;P< 0.02). Circulating cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, IFNγ, and GM-CSF were moderately elevated in the fluid-deprived group. Taken together, the data suggest that enteral resuscitation with ORS rescues kidney function following burn injury. Incorporating enteral fluids may improve outcomes in resource-poor environments and possibly reduce IV fluid requirements to prevent co-morbidities associated with over-resuscitation. Studies into different volumes/types of enteral fluids are warranted. While ORS has saved many lives in cholera-associated dehydration, it should be investigated further for use in burn patients.
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- Belinda I. Gómez
- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
- Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States of America
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
- Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States of America
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Heredia-Juesas J, Thatcher JE, Lu Y, Squiers JJ, King D, Fan W, DiMaio JM, Martinez-Lorenzo JA. Burn-injured tissue detection for debridement surgery through the combination of non-invasive optical imaging techniques. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 9:1809-1826. [PMID: 29675321 PMCID: PMC5905925 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.001809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The process of burn debridement is a challenging technique requiring significant skills to identify the regions that need excision and their appropriate excision depths. In order to assist surgeons, a machine learning tool is being developed to provide a quantitative assessment of burn-injured tissue. This paper presents three non-invasive optical imaging techniques capable of distinguishing four kinds of tissue-healthy skin, viable wound bed, shallow burn, and deep burn-during serial burn debridement in a porcine model. All combinations of these three techniques have been studied through a k-fold cross-validation method. In terms of global performance, the combination of all three techniques significantly improves the classification accuracy with respect to just one technique, from 0.42 up to more than 0.76. Furthermore, a non-linear spatial filtering based on the mode of a small neighborhood has been applied as a post-processing technique, in order to improve the performance of the classification. Using this technique, the global accuracy reaches a value close to 0.78 and, for some particular tissues and combination of techniques, the accuracy improves by 13%.
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- Juan Heredia-Juesas
- Departments of Electrical & Computer and Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA,
USA
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- Spectral MD, Inc. Dallas, TX,
USA
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- Spectral MD, Inc. Dallas, TX,
USA
- Baylor Research Institute, Dallas, TX,
USA
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- Spectral MD, Inc. Dallas, TX,
USA
- Baylor Research Institute, Dallas, TX,
USA
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- Departments of Electrical & Computer and Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA,
USA
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Visual diagnosis of second-degree burns has proven inadequate for determining the appropriate treatment regimen. Although multiple noninvasive imaging techniques have shown promise for providing information about burn wound severity, the ideal technology to aid burn wound excision would provide real-time readouts. Herein, the authors examine a high-resolution infrared (IR) camera (thermography) and a multiprobe adapter system (MPAS-6; transepidermal evaporative water loss, colorimetry) to assess their usefulness in predicting burn severity. Contact burn wounds of increasing severity were created in a porcine model. Wounds were assessed for 4 days with an IR camera and MPAS-6. In addition, each day, the burn wounds were biopsied for histological analysis to determine burn depth for correlation with noninvasive measures. Surface temperatures decreased with increasing burn severity, which was associated with increasing transepidermal evaporative water loss. Melanin content correlated with the depth of collagen coagulation and was bimodal, with superficial and full-thickness burns having higher values than deep partial thickness wounds. Erythema content was highest in superficial burns and negatively correlated with necrosis (high-mobility group box protein 1 expression). Importantly, surface temperature taken on every single day after injury was predictive of all histologically determined measurements of burn depth (ie, collagen coagulation, apoptosis, necrosis, vascular occlusion). The results indicate that IR imaging and skin quality probes can be used to support the diagnosis of burn severity. Most importantly, IR measurements gave insight into both the zone of coagulation and the zone of stasis on every postburn day studied.
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Burmeister DM, Stone R, Wrice N, Laborde A, Becerra SC, Natesan S, Christy RJ. Delivery of Allogeneic Adipose Stem Cells in Polyethylene Glycol-Fibrin Hydrogels as an Adjunct to Meshed Autografts After Sharp Debridement of Deep Partial Thickness Burns. Stem Cells Transl Med 2018; 7:360-372. [PMID: 29457376 PMCID: PMC5866942 DOI: 10.1002/sctm.17-0160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Harvesting of autografts results in donor site morbidities and is limited in scenarios such as large total body surface area burns. In these instances, coverage is increased by meshing grafts at the expense of delayed biologic closure. Moreover, graft meshing increases the likelihood of contraction and hypertrophic scarring, limits range of motion, and worsens cosmesis. Many tissue engineering technologies have touted the promise of adipose‐derived stem cells (ASCs) for burn wounds. The primary objective of the current study was to determine feasibility and efficacy of in situ ASC delivery via PEGylated fibrin (FPEG) hydrogels as adjuncts to meshed split thickness skin grafts in a porcine model. Deep partial thickness burns were created on the dorsum of anesthetized Yorkshire pigs, and subsequently debrided on post‐burn day 4. After debridement, wounds were treated with: split thickness skin grafts (STSG); meshed STSG (mSTSG); and mSTSG + FPEG with increasing doses of ASCs. We show that FPEG hydrogels can be delivered in situ to prevent the contraction seen after meshing of STSG. Moreover, ASCs delivered in FPEG dose‐dependently increase blood vessel size which significantly correlates with CD31 protein levels. The current study reports a dual‐action adjunct therapy to autografting administered in situ, wherein FPEG acts as both scaffolding to prevent contraction, and as a delivery vehicle for ASCs to accelerate angiogenesis. This strategy may be used to incorporate other biologics for generating tissue engineered products aimed at improving wound healing and minimizing donor sites or scarring. stemcellstranslationalmedicine2018;7:360–372
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- David M Burmeister
- Burn Injury Research, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
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- Burn Injury Research, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
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- Burn Injury Research, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
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- Burn Injury Research, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
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- Burn Injury Research, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
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- Burn Injury Research, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
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- Burn Injury Research, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
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In 2016 the American Burn Association held a State of the Science conference to help identify burn research priorities for the next decade. The current paper summarizes the work of the sub-committee on Burn Wound Healing and Tissue Engineering. We first present the priorities in wound healing research over the next 10 years. We then summarize the current state of the science related to burn wound healing and tissue engineering including determination of burn depth, limiting burn injury progression, eschar removal, management of microbial contamination and wound infection, measuring wound closure, accelerating wound healing and durable wound closure, and skin substitutes and tissue engineering. Finally, a summary of the round table discussion is presented.
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Burmeister DM, McIntyre MK, Beely B, Jordan B, Walker KP, Aden JK, Batchinsky A, Chung KK, Cancio LC, Christy RJ. A model of recovery from inhalation injury and cutaneous burn in ambulatory swine. Burns 2017; 43:1295-1305. [PMID: 28410931 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2017.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Inhalation injury commonly accompanies thermal injury, increasing the likelihood of mortality and multiple organ dysfunction (MOD). Large animal models have given important insight into the pathophysiology of this injury; however recapitulating late MOD has remained difficult. The current report describes experiments using a smoke inhalation and burn model, with follow-up of ambulatory swine for 14days with bronchoscopy, CT scanning, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF)/blood collection. Clinically, animals cleared airway damage in the first several days after-injury. This was mirrored with erythematous airways on day 2 after-injury, which resolved by the end of the experiment, as did parenchymal damage seen on CT. An initial rise in the protein content of BALF immediately after-injury was followed by a dramatic increase in the concentration of leukocytes. Circulating neutrophils increased while lymphocytes decreased; both correlated with cell counts in BALF. IL8 levels in BALF increased 30-fold and remained elevated throughout the experiment. IL1ra increased circulation immediately after-injury, and afterwards in BALF. Other cytokines (TNFα, IL12) transiently increased in BALF (and decreased in circulation) on day 2. Taken together, these results display a remarkable capability for the lungs to recover in the absence of intubation, with further evidence of the role of cytokines such as IL8 and IL1ra. The possible exacerbating effects of clinical practices such as ventilation and bronchoscopies should be considered.
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States; The Geneva Foundation, Tacoma WA, United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States; The Geneva Foundation, Tacoma WA, United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States.
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Ponticorvo A, Burmeister DM, Rowland R, Baldado M, Kennedy GT, Saager R, Bernal N, Choi B, Durkin AJ. Quantitative long-term measurements of burns in a rat model using Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI) and Laser Speckle Imaging (LSI). Lasers Surg Med 2017; 49:293-304. [PMID: 28220508 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.22647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OJECTIVES The current standard for diagnosis of burn severity and subsequent wound healing is through clinical examination, which is highly subjective. Several new technologies are shifting focus to burn care in an attempt to help quantify not only burn depth but also the progress of healing. While accurate early assessment of partial thickness burns is critical for dictating the course of treatment, the ability to quantitatively monitor wound status over time is critical for understanding treatment efficacy. SFDI and LSI are both non-invasive imaging modalities that have been shown to have great diagnostic value for burn severity, but have yet to be tested over the course of wound healing. METHODS In this study, a hairless rat model (n = 6, 300-450 g) was used with a four pronged comb to create four identical partial thickness burns (superficial n = 3 and deep n = 3) that were used to monitor wound healing over a 28 days period. Weekly biopsies were taken for histological analysis to verify wound progression. Both SFDI and LSI were performed weekly to track the evolution of hemodynamic (blood flow and oxygen saturation) and structural (reduced scattering coefficient) properties for the burns. RESULTS LSI showed significant changes in blood flow from baseline to 220% in superficial and 165% in deep burns by day 7. In superficial burns, blood flow returned to baseline levels by day 28, but not for deep burns where blood flow remained elevated. Smaller increases in blood flow were also observed in the surrounding tissue over the same time period. Oxygen saturation values measured with SFDI showed a progressive increase from baseline values of 66-74% in superficial burns and 72% in deep burns by day 28. Additionally, SFDI showed significant decreases in the reduced scattering coefficient shortly after the burns were created. The scattering coefficient progressively decreased in the wound area, but returned towards baseline conditions at the end of the 28 days period. Scattering changes in the surrounding tissue remained constant despite the presence of hemodynamic changes. CONCLUSIONS Here, we show that LSI and SFDI are capable of monitoring changes in hemodynamic and scattering properties in burn wounds over a 28 days period. These results highlight the potential insights that can be gained by using non-invasive imaging technologies to study wound healing. Further development of these technologies could be revolutionary for wound monitoring and studying the efficacy of different treatments. Lasers Surg. Med. 49:293-304, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Affiliation(s)
- Adrien Ponticorvo
- Beckman Laser Institute Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, California 92617
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 36950 Chambers Pass, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234
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- Beckman Laser Institute Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, California 92617
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- Beckman Laser Institute Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, California 92617
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- Beckman Laser Institute Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, California 92617
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- Beckman Laser Institute Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, California 92617
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- Department of Surgery, UC Irvine Regional Burn Center, 333 City Boulevard West, Suite 705, Orange, California 92868
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- Beckman Laser Institute Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, California 92617.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 3120 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, California 92697
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- Beckman Laser Institute Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, California 92617
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Sowa MG, Kuo WC, Ko ACT, Armstrong DG. Review of near-infrared methods for wound assessment. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2016; 21:091304. [PMID: 27087164 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.21.9.091304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Wound management is a challenging and costly problem that is growing in importance as people are living longer. Instrumental methods are increasingly being relied upon to provide objective measures of wound assessment to help guide management. Technologies that employ near-infrared (NIR) light form a prominent contingent among the existing and emerging technologies. We review some of these technologies. Some are already established, such as indocyanine green fluorescence angiography, while we also speculate on others that have the potential to be clinically relevant to wound monitoring and assessment. These various NIR-based technologies address clinical wound management needs along the entire healing trajectory of a wound.
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- Michael G Sowa
- National Research Council Canada, Medical Devices Portfolio, 435 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1Y6, Canada
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- National Yang-Ming University, Institute of Biophotonics, No.155, Sec.2, Linong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- National Research Council Canada, Medical Devices Portfolio, 435 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1Y6, Canada
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- University of Arizona College of Medicine, Vascular/Endovascular, P.O. Box 245072, Tucson, Arizona 85724-5072, United States
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