Modalities for the assessment of burn wound depth.

Abstract

Of the depth assessment modalities currently used in clinical practice, LDI and ICG video angiography offer the best data-supported estimates of accuracy. Until the future of new modalities unfolds, a combination of clinical evaluation and another modality--thermography, biopsy, or, ideally, ICG video angiography or LDI--is advised to best assess the depth of acute burn wounds.