Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging of the pressure ulcer. A case report.
Koichi Yabunaka1, Shinji Iizaka1, Gojiro Nakagami2, Masayuki Fujioka1, Hiromi Sanada1
1Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 2Department of Ultrasound, Katsuragi Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Abstract
We report the case of a 46-year-old female who presented with a category IV pressure ulcer (PU) in the sacral region. Undermining of the PU was assessed with the aid of two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasound (3D-US).3D-US clearly visualized the wound in three directions and allowed determination of its volume. Our results show that volumetric analysis carried out with 3D-US enables the evaluation of wound morphology and thus better treatment of patients with PUs. The technique is simple and can be used routinely in daily wound management to assess the volume of the undermined wound.
Keywords: three-dimensional ultrasound, two-dimensional ultrasound, pressure ulcer
We report the case of a 46-year-old female who presented with a category IV pressure ulcer (PU) in the sacral region. Undermining of the PU was assessed with the aid of two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasound (3D-US).3D-US clearly visualized the wound in three directions and allowed determination of its volume. Our results show that volumetric analysis carried out with 3D-US enables the evaluation of wound morphology and thus better treatment of patients with PUs. The technique is simple and can be used routinely in daily wound management to assess the volume of the undermined wound.
Keywords: three-dimensional ultrasound, two-dimensional ultrasound, pressure ulcer
