Optical coherence tomography: a reliable alternative to invasive histological assessment of acute wound healing in human skin?3. (April 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Greaves, N.S.; Benatar, B.; Whiteside, S.; Alonso‐Rasgado, T.; Baguneid, M.; Bayat, A.
• Is Part Of: British journal of dermatology. Volume 170:Number 4(2014:Apr.)
• Page Start: 840
• Page End: 850
• Publication Date: 2014-04
• Subjects: Dermatology -- Periodicals; Skin -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.5
• DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12786
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-0963

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en" id="bjd12786-abs-0002"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <bold>What's already known about this topic?</bold> </p> <p> <list id="bjd12786-list-0001" list-type="bullet"> <list-item> <p>Optical coherence tomography is an emerging imaging technology that has proved useful in diagnosis and monitoring of inflammatory dermatological conditions.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> <p> <bold>What does this study add?</bold> </p> <p> <list id="bjd12786-list-0002" list-type="bullet"> <list-item> <p>Characteristic architectural changes that correlate with histological phases of cutaneous wound healing can be identified with OCT.</p> </list-item> <list-item> <p>OCT‐derived mean greyscale values may represent a novel measure of wound fibrosis.</p> </list-item> <list-item> <p>Noninvasive OCT could be used as an alternative to histology in wound assessment, thereby reducing the need for tissue biopsies.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </abstract>