Open AccessA comparison between laser‐doppler imaging and colorimetry in the assessment of scarring: “a pilot study”
Author(s) -
Peeters Wouter,
Anthonissen Mieke,
Deliaert An,
Van der Hulst Rene,
Van den Kerckhove Eric
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
skin research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.521
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1600-0846
pISSN - 0909-752X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011.00552.x
Subject(s) - reproducibility , medicine , scars , biomedical engineering , mathematics , nuclear medicine , surgery , statistics
Background: This cross‐sectional pilot‐study investigated the reproducibility of the LDI ( M oor‐ LDI ‐ B 2; M oor I nstruments) and the chromameter ( M inolta chromameter CR ‐300) when used in scar assessment. Methods: Twenty‐seven scars in 14 subjects were included between J anuary and J une 2003. One observer performed two times both measurements with 10 min apart. The intra‐observer agreement is quantified by means of the intra‐class correlations ( ICC ) and the standard errors of measurement ( SEM ) for both the LDI and the chromameter. Results: Ignoring one outlier, the ICC of the LDI = 0.856 and the SEM = 34.56. The chromameter shows a better reproducibility with an ICC of 0.93 and a SEM of 0.79. Conclusion: This pilot‐study with a limited number of measurements shows a moderate reproducibility of the LDI compared to the chromameter measurements, in the assessment of respectively flux and redness in scars.