Fig. 1.

Burn zones organize as concentric like shells in the depth are hypothesized to appear as projections of the shells on the surface. Skin layers denoted A, B, C and damage zones denoted 1, 2, 3, 4. (a) Cross-sectional view: damage from superficial thickness wounds are limited primarily to the stratum corneum and epidermis, partial thickness burn wounds extend into the epidermis, and full thickness wounds extend into deep dermis. (b) Isometric view providing orientation between (a) and (c). (c) Top down view: The damage zones, and thus variations in surface TWC should present as regions concentric with the center.