Table 2.
Wound size and healing status of venous leg ulcer cases imaged using a near-infrared optical scanner across weeks of treatment
VLU Case No. | Wound Onset | Week Imaged | Wound Measurements | H/NH | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L × W (cm) | Area (cm2) | Depth (cm) | ||||
1 | One-month history (78M) | 1 | 4.4 × 4.0 | 17.6 | 0.2 | H |
3 | 3.5 × 3.4 | 11.9 | 0.1 | H | ||
5 | 2.0 × 2.5 | 5 | 0.1 | H | ||
14 | 0.5 × 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | H | ||
2 | Ten-month history (55M) | 1 | 4.7 × 2.1 | 9.87 | 0.3 | NH |
3 | 4.0 × 1.6 | 6.4 | 0.3 | NH | ||
12 | 2.6 × 2.7 | 7.02 | 0.2 | H | ||
13 | 2.1 × 0.8 | 1.68 | 0.2 | H | ||
24 | 1.4 × 1.1 | 1.54 | 0.3 | H | ||
38 | 1.3 × 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | H | ||
39 | 1.3 × 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | H | ||
3 | Ten-month history (55M) | 1 | 1.3 × 0.4 | 0.52 | 0.2 | NH |
9 | 1.5 × 0.9 | 1.35 | 0.2 | NH | ||
10 | 1.2 × 0.3 | 0.36 | 0.2 | H | ||
21 | 0.7 × 0.2 | 0.14 | 0.2 | H | ||
35 | 0.6 × 0.1 | 0.06 | 0.2 | H | ||
36 | 0.5 × 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.1 | H | ||
4 | Eight-month history (88F) | 1 | 3.1 × 1.4 | 4.34 | 0.1 | H |
3 | — | Healed week 18 onward; epithelial arrest (epithelialized but epidermis not maturing) | ||||
18 | — | |||||
20 | — | |||||
22 | — | |||||
27 | — | |||||
29 | — | |||||
30 | — | |||||
31 | — | |||||
36 | — | |||||
37 | — | |||||
38 | — |
H, healing; NH, nonhealing.