WOUND CARE

ITD has been using their visible/near-infrared hyperspectral imaging system as a new approach in studying diseased human tissues. Preliminary results have revealed changes in the tissues that are not recognized and/or appreciated by the human eye.

Burn Injury Assessment

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Hyperspectral measurements provide an objective means of distinguishing between surface and subsurface changes in tissue.

Skin Cancer

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Hyperspectral imaging has shown differences in pigmented lesions that could be useful in early diagnosis of cutaneous melanomas.

Arterial Insufficiency Ulcers

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In preliminary studies, hyperspectral imaging has revealed changes in diseased tissues which are not recognized by the human eye.

The focus was centered on blood perfusion and oxygen saturation in flesh wounds. Specialized software analyzes the data and draws the doctor’s attention to suspicious areas which the doctor then reviews more carefully. This allows observation into local blood oxygen supplies of tissue as opposed to common point measurement techniques such as pulse oximetry and optical fiber probing. Thus far, clinical trials have shown that this technology could result in earlier detection of necrotic and ischemic tissue, which could assist doctors in examining wounds.

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