A review of the Pressure Wound Analyzer App has recently been published:
http://www.premiereligne.org/numero2/chronique-techno.html
or translated to English:
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.premiereligne.org%2Fnumero2%2Fchronique-techno.html&act=url
I hope you are all finding the App beneficial to your work.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
Updates
We are currently working on some new updates for this App.
If there are any changes that we should make to the App please let us know and we'll try to include them in future updates.
If there are any changes that we should make to the App please let us know and we'll try to include them in future updates.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
User Instructions
1. Take a photo* of a wound or load a photo that was taken previously and has been saved on the device.
*It is important that the wound is in the center of the image. This photo is NOT automatically saved to the device. The User must select this option in the results screen.
2. Outline the wound using the area of interest controls 'H' and 'W'.
3. Press the 'RYB' button.
This will process the image and overlay the new Red-Yellow-Black color scheme on the image.
If the color levels have not been calculated satisfactorily, the User may increase (or decrease) the levels of the individual colors (using the R,Y and B sliders) until the User is satisfied with the analysis.
4. Press the 'Results' button on the top right of the screen. This will take you to a new results screen with the percentage area covered by R,Y, B and Other respectively clearly displayed.
5. The User may now review the original image and the RYB image.
6. Save the Original Image* or return to the previous screen for further analysis.
*Only the original image may be saved at this time and the processing must be redone each time the image is loaded.
*It is important that the wound is in the center of the image. This photo is NOT automatically saved to the device. The User must select this option in the results screen.
2. Outline the wound using the area of interest controls 'H' and 'W'.
3. Press the 'RYB' button.
This will process the image and overlay the new Red-Yellow-Black color scheme on the image.
If the color levels have not been calculated satisfactorily, the User may increase (or decrease) the levels of the individual colors (using the R,Y and B sliders) until the User is satisfied with the analysis.
4. Press the 'Results' button on the top right of the screen. This will take you to a new results screen with the percentage area covered by R,Y, B and Other respectively clearly displayed.
5. The User may now review the original image and the RYB image.
6. Save the Original Image* or return to the previous screen for further analysis.
*Only the original image may be saved at this time and the processing must be redone each time the image is loaded.
Further Information
This purpose of the Pressure Wound Analyzer App is to help a wound care provider better estimate the different tissues in a wound.
The details on staging a pressure wound may be found on the NPUAP website.
This Pressure Wound Analyzer App analyzes the image of the wound and converts it to this Red, Yellow, Black color scheme.
It also has another category called 'Other'.
Over time, an increase in the 'Other' category may indicate a change in the wound dimensions
and should increase if the wound is healing. Regular skin will usually be included in this category.
By taking regular images of the wound and recording the results presented by this Pressure Wound Analyzer App the user may be able to better classify the wound and record improvements quantitatively.
The details on staging a pressure wound may be found on the NPUAP website.
This Pressure Wound Analyzer App analyzes the image of the wound and converts it to this Red, Yellow, Black color scheme.
It also has another category called 'Other'.
Over time, an increase in the 'Other' category may indicate a change in the wound dimensions
and should increase if the wound is healing. Regular skin will usually be included in this category.
By taking regular images of the wound and recording the results presented by this Pressure Wound Analyzer App the user may be able to better classify the wound and record improvements quantitatively.
Monday, July 11, 2011
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