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ArticleScientific reports2017

Automated VSS-based Burn Scar Assessment using Combined Texture and Color Features of Digital Images in Error-Correcting Output Coding.

Tuan D Pham, Matilda Karlsson, Caroline M Andersson, Robin Mirdell, Folke Sjoberg

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors.

Tuan D PhamLinkoping University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 58283, Linkoping, Sweden. tuan.pham@liu.se.
Matilda KarlssonLinkoping University Hospital, Linkoping Burn Centre, 58185, Linkoping, Sweden.
Caroline M AnderssonLinkoping University Hospital, Linkoping Burn Centre, 58185, Linkoping, Sweden.
Robin MirdellLinkoping University, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 58185, Linkoping, Sweden.
Folke SjobergLinkoping University Hospital, Linkoping Burn Centre, 58185, Linkoping, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Assessment of burn scars is an important study in both medical research and clinical settings because it can help determine response to burn treatment and plan optimal surgical procedures. Scar rating has been performed using both subjective observations and objective measuring devices. However, there is still a lack of consensus with respect to the accuracy, reproducibility, and feasibility of the current methods. Computerized scar assessment appears to have potential for meeting such requirements but has been rarely found in literature. In this paper an image analysis and pattern classification approach for automating burn scar rating based on the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) was developed. Using the image data of pediatric patients, a rating accuracy of 85% was obtained, while 92% and 98% were achieved for the tolerances of one VSS score and two VSS scores, respectively. The experimental results suggest that the proposed approach is very promising as a tool for clinical burn scar assessment that is reproducible and cost-effective.

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AlgorithmsBurnsCicatrixData AnalysisDiagnostic ImagingHumansReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness IndexSignal Processing, Computer-Assisted

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PMID29196632
PMCPMC5711872

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