Traumatic scars measured with ultrasound based on brightness mode ultrasound (including high-frequency, ultra-high-frequency and Doppler)

Measurements taken of living, human individuals

Measurement of traumatic cutaneous scarring arising from penetration of the skin with sharp objects (including surgery or vaccination), or as a result of burns (including thermal, chemical or friction)

Articles written in English, or with English abstracts

Reviews, discussion papers, opinion pieces

Measurement of non-traumatic scars

(eg, acne scars). Where non-traumatic scars measured along with burn scars, these were included

Measurement of skin thickness in non-traumatic conditions (eg, diabetes)

Measurement of skin thickness where there is no cutaneous involvement in the trauma (eg, traumatic brain injury)

Measurement using A-mode ultrasound