Open AccessImaging human skin autograft integration with optical coherence tomography
Author(s) -
Anthony J. Deegan,
Jie Lu,
R. K. Sharma,
Samuel P. Mandell,
Ruikang K. Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2223-4306
pISSN - 2223-4292
DOI - 10.21037/qims-20-750
Subject(s) - optical coherence tomography , medicine , revascularization , biomedical engineering , vascular graft , reconstructive surgery , radiology , surgery , myocardial infarction
Skin autografting is a common clinical procedure for reconstructive surgery. Despite its widespread use, very few studies have been conducted to non-invasively evaluate and monitor the vascular and structural features of skin grafts. This study, therefore, aims to demonstrate the potential of optical coherence tomography (OCT) alongside OCT-based angiography (OCTA) to non-invasively image and monitor human skin graft health and integration over time.
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