Localization of dermal edema in lipodermatosclerosis, lymphedema, and cardiac insufficiency: High-frequency ultrasound examination of intradermal echogenicity

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-41

  Gniadecka, Monika ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEG ULCER; LIPODERMATOSCLEROSIS; LYMPHEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EDEMA; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0029901751     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)90493-4     Document Type: Article

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