Dynamic monitoring of scar changes by B-mode ultrasound
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0290.2022.05.016
- VernacularTitle:B超动态监测瘢痕的研究
- Author:
Miaomiao LIU
1
;
Junkui WANG
;
Yi SUN
;
Xiaomei ZHAI
Author Information
1. 郑州大学第一附属医院整形外科 郑州大学瘢痕研究中心，郑州 450052
- Keywords:
Ultrasonography;
B-mode ultrasound;
Pathological scar;
Scar thickness;
Objective evaluation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology
2022;28(5):402-404
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To study the application of B-mode ultrasound in objective evaluation and dynamic monitoring of scar.Methods:The subjects were patients with scar in the outpatient and inpatient department of plastic surgery in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from March 2018 to June 2020. According to the type of scar, they were divided into 3 groups: 21 patients in the normal scar group, 23 patients in the hypertrophic scar group, and 15 patients in the keloid group. All 59 patients were regularly scanned by B-mode ultrasound for scar images and the scar thickness was measured.Results:B-mode ultrasonic images of scars were analyzed in each group: The echo intensity of dermis of normal scar was uneven, hypertrophic scar and keloid dermis showed obvious hypoecho, and some cases of keloid presented a small amount of blood flow. There was no significant change in the ultrasonic images of scar in each group within 1 year. Changes in scar thickness were observed in each group. The normal scar thickness did not change significantly within 1 year. The thickness of hypertrophic scar showed a trend of first increasing and then stabilized within 1 year.Conclusions:B-mode ultrasound can assist to identify different scar types according to ultrasonic performance. B-mode ultrasound can be used to measure scar thickness objectively and accurately and monitor the dynamic changes of scars.
