A configurable scanner (1), adapted for contactless measurement of the
depth and perimeter of a wound on a target body part (9), has a scan head
(4), and a processor (3) for controlling a scanning procedure and
analyzing the results. The scan head is translated along a substantially
semicircular path (7) having a configurable radial distance from an
imaginary axis, such that the imaginary axis is approximately coincident
with an axis of the target (9). The scan head (4) projects a contour line
having a calibrated length onto the target surface, and the processor (3)
stores an image of the projected contour line captured by an image
capturing device (11). The processor (3) analyzes a series of captured
images to determine the coordinates in three axes of the projected
contour line, creates therefrom a 3D model of the region of interest, and
determines a depth and perimeter of the wound from the 3D model.