The Use of Mini-Studios in Hand Surgery Photography

[摘要] An even background and adequate light conditions are commonly considered key in the art of medical photography. Guidelines have been provided as to what background to use, (the sky blue has been classically considered to be the best background for hand surgery), which light source to use, and many other factors affecting the obtention of a good quality medical image. 1 2 3 Recommendations on how to set up a photographic studio can also be found in the indexed literature. 1 Mini-studios also known as lightboxes are commonly used in commercial photography to acquire pictures of small- to medium-sized products such as phones or watches; the application of these devices for hand surgery photography has not been previously reported to the best of our knowledge. We have successfully used a 20 × 20 × 20 cm mini-studio (Puluz photography lightbox; Puluz, Shenzhen, China) to obtain pre- and postoperative images of our hand surgery patients ( Fig. 1 ); the device is easy to carry as it can be folded into a small package, it has different backgrounds, it is relatively inexpensive, and it provides suitable light conditions with a known temperature of 5,500 K, obviating the use of flashes and minimizing shadows ( Fig. 2 ).

[学科分类] 外科医学