Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for studies included in the scoping review

Inclusion

Exclusion

Traumatic scars measured with ultrasound based on brightness mode ultrasound (including high-frequency, ultra-high-frequency and Doppler) Measurements taken of living, human individuals Measurement of traumatic cutaneous scarring arising from penetration of the skin with sharp objects (including surgery or vaccination), or as a result of burns (including thermal, chemical or friction) Articles written in English, or with English abstracts

Reviews, discussion papers, opinion pieces Measurement of non-traumatic scars (eg, acne scars). Where non-traumatic scars measured along with burn scars, these were included Measurement of skin thickness in non-traumatic conditions (eg, diabetes) Measurement of skin thickness where there is no cutaneous involvement in the trauma (eg, traumatic brain injury) Measurement using A-mode ultrasound