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Imaging and Measurement

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Imaging and measurement have always been two of the most important procedures of medicine nowadays. Obviously, the techniques to perform these procedures have evolved over time, and nowadays, new and more sophisticated tools in the aid of diagnostics are developed daily. Here, we will treat and describe the techniques that are implemented and that are being developed in the treating chronic wounds. Their importance has become even greater due to recent events such as COVID-19 pandemic which has shed light on the high necessity of procedures that can aid physicians and nurses in treating ulcer patients remotely maintaining the highest standards of cure possible. As said, developments are still ongoing setting higher goals regarding diagnostic precision and efficiency of cure, and it is demonstrated how all the solutions that have reached the clinical use have opened the pathway for the most recent or future innovations in this field.

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The author would like to thank the whole editorial board of this book. A special thanks is reserved Dr. Elia Ricci for this opportunity and his everlasting mentorship and cooperation in the author’s research work.

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  1. Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy

    Jacopo Secco

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  1. Unit of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Jonic Area, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

    Michele Maruccia

  2. Plastic Surgery Unit, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy

    Giovanni Papa

  3. Difficult Wound Healing Unit, Policlinico di Monza, Vercelli, Italy, Italy

    Elia Ricci

  4. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

    Giuseppe Giudice

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Secco, J. (2023). Imaging and Measurement. In: Maruccia, M., Papa, G., Ricci, E., Giudice, G. (eds) Pearls and Pitfalls in Skin Ulcer Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45453-0_30

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