Julia Loegering1, Kevin Krause, Jesse Ahlquist, Kevin Webb, Karen Xu, Nam Tran, David Greenhalgh, Tina Palmieri
12:30 - 14:30 | Thu 21 Nov | Upper Foyer Balcony | B1P-C.2
Total body surface area (TBSA) is a critical biometric for accurate body fluid restoration in burn treatment. However, current clinical equation calculations of TBSA are highly inaccurate, resulting in error up to 25%. Our team sought to combine recently developed mathematical equations that are clinically un-utilized with 3D scanning methods to better the accuracy of TBSA calculations in the clinic. We developed a time-of-flight scanning protocol to capture 3D models of the human body. From these models, TBSA can be extrapolated finite analysis deconstruction and image processing tools, reducing error to only 4%.