It is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to determine the burn depth (Paul et al., 2015). LDI is a “noncontact scanner, allowing the diagnosis of the burn depth based on a noninvasive examination of skin microcirculation and the proven correlation between the blood supply and the depth of burns” (Sttinsky et al., 2015, p. 197). This technique, compared to biopsy, is not painful to the patient. Moreover, LDI is reliable and reproducible, with a specificity of 92-97% and a sensitivity of 90-100% (Sainsbury,
It is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to determine the burn depth (Paul et al., 2015). LDI is a “noncontact scanner, allowing the diagnosis of the burn depth based on a noninvasive examination of skin microcirculation and the proven correlation between the blood supply and the depth of burns” (Sttinsky et al., 2015, p. 197). This technique, compared to biopsy, is not painful to the patient. Moreover, LDI is reliable and reproducible, with a specificity of 92-97% and a sensitivity of 90-100% (Sainsbury,