Non-Invasive Testing to Evaluate Wound Healing in Diabetes

This is a prospective, observational study. All medical and surgical care provided to the patient group will be standard of care.

Patient group: Once a patient is identified as requiring vascular intervention or lower extremity ulceration (includes lower extremity wound of any cause, a surgical incision, a flap or graft) and consent to participation, their lower extremity will be imaged. They will be imaged preop, intraop (if feasible) and on post-op day 1 + or - 7 days if they require surgery and for each surgery related to the ulceration. They will also be imaged once a month in follow up for up to a total of 6 months or healing of the wound, determined by study physician.

Normal group: The normal group will have one-time imaging and data collection.

The Kent instrument does not touch the patient and is being evaluated to measure perfusion to predict wound healing, flap survival and amputation level healing. They are research only and not standard of care, and are not being used to determine care in the patient group.

Investigator patients

Inclusion criteria

• Patient of the investigators
• Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
• One or more moderate to severe diabetic foot ulcers/infections
• 18-89 years of age

Exclusion criteria

• Non-diabetic
• Is pregnant or plans to become pregnant
• Is nursing or actively lactating
• Developmental disability/significant psychological disorder that in the opinion of the investigator could impair the subject's ability to provide informed consent, participate in the study protocol or record study measures, including untreated schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and psychiatric hospitalization within the last 2 years.
• Active alcohol or substance abuse in the opinion of the investigator that could impair the subject's ability to provide informed consent, participate in the study protocol or record study materials
• Patients with a history of poor compliance

Normal Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Over 18
• Have a foot

Exclusion criteria

• Foot wounds
• Non-English speaking