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- Title
An Evaluation of Three Wound Measurement Techniques in Diabetic Foot Wounds.
- Authors
Shaw, Julia; Hughes, Clara M.; Lagan, Katie M.; Bell, Patrick M.; Stevenson, Michael R.
- Abstract
The article offers information on the results of an evaluation of three wound measurement techniques in diabetic foot wounds. It says that the Visitrak method was inexpensive to perform and noninvasive for the patient while image processing method was advantageous in allowing unique calibration of each image. It concludes that the elliptical method is a suitable measurement tool for use in studies investigating diabetic foot wounds because it is simple, valid and easy to use.
- Subjects
FOOT injuries; MEASUREMENT; DIABETIC foot; PEOPLE with diabetes; IMAGE processing; CALIBRATION
- Publication
Diabetes Care, 2007, Vol 30, Issue 10, p2641
- ISSN
0149-5992
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2337/dc07-0122