UTILIZATION OF 3D SCANNING IN BURN ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION

Effective burn scar treatment requires objective measurement of burn severity and progression, and 3D scanning technologies could offer a valuable alternative to the current clinical assessments. This article discusses the use of 3D scanning to determine the area and extent of burns. The study involves a comparison of twelve burns in six patients using two CAD software. The article deals with the methodology of scanning burns, and subsequently describes in detail the methodology of determining the area of burns from a 3D scan. Methodologies for burn scanning and determining burn area from 3D scans were detailed, emphasizing the innovation's potential in surpassing traditional assessment methods like the Rule of nine and Palm method estimation. Twelve burns were scanned at least twice, allowing comparison of the burn area before and after a certain period of healing. The study revealed that 3D scanning provides an accurate approach to measuring burn areas, with minimal differences observed between software. Meshmixer software emerged as the preferred tool due to its intuitive features, underscoring the potential of 3D scanning to improve burn assessment and treatment planning. This approach enables the use of 3D scans to determine individual treatment according to the progression of healing, and at the same time opens up the possibilities of using 3D scans to design burn orthoses.