Cleaning up. The development of the Alfred/Medseed Wound Imaging System

This paper describes the rationale, development, functions and applications of a new digital wound imaging system developed at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. The system known as The Alfred/Medseed Wound Imaging System (AMWIS) comprises a software package that quantitatively analyses a digital wound photograph and tracks the healing of the wound as a function of the wound care treatment used. The system is designed to enable the wound images and assessment data to be securely transmitted via the internet for review or consultation to any site equipped with the wound imaging system. The AMWIS is capable of being operated at a single site such as a hospital, at remote locations or as a mobile system. We believe that this is the first system of this kind developed in Australia that incorporates sophisticated analytical functions yet retains the flexibility to be used in inpatient, ambulatory or remote settings.