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Effect of evaporative surface cooling on thermographic assessment of burn depthDifferences in surface temperature between evaporating and nonevaporating, partial- and full-thickness burn injuries were studied in 20 male, white guinea pigs. Evaporative cooling can disguise the temperature differential of the partial-thickness injury and lead to a false full-thickness diagnosis. A full-thickness burn with blister intact may retain enough heat to result in a false partial-thickness diagnosis. By the fourth postburn day, formation of a dry eschar may allow a surface temperature measurement without the complication of differential evaporation. For earlier use of thermographic information, evaporation effects must be accounted for or eliminated.
Document ID
19770059387
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Anselmo, V. J.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Zawacki, B. E.
(Southern California, University, Medical Center Los Angeles, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1977
Publication Information
Publication: Radiology
Volume: 123
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Accession Number
77A42239
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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