Digital camera documentation system for facial nerve outcome assessment

Citation
Dm. Barrs et al., Digital camera documentation system for facial nerve outcome assessment, OTOL NEURO, 22(6), 2001, pp. 928-930
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Otolaryngology
Journal title
OTOLOGY & NEUROTOLOGY
ISSN journal
15317129 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
928 - 930
Database
ISI
SICI code
1531-7129(200111)22:6<928:DCDSFF>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Objective: To describe the use of a digital camera to document facial nerve function after skull base surgery. Setting: Patients undergoing skull base surgery at a tertiary care otologic and neurotologic clinic were used in the study. Interventions: None. Results: A digital camera system provided still images and a video strip la sting less than a minute to document facial nerve motion. Conclusions: An inexpensive digital camera system can be used to capture st ill and moving images of facial nerve function on a floppy disk. The images can then be transferred to compact disks for storage of many patient files . Such a system allows documentation for research, exchange of data between offices, and patient education, and it can be used for medical-legal purpo ses among other uses. Key Words: Digital camera documentation-Facial nerve outcome-Skull base surgery.