Analysis of laser Doppler perfusion images of experimental irritant skin reactions

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 149-157

  Wårdell, Karin ^a   Andersson, Thomas ^a   Anderson, Chris ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Laser Doppler perfusion imaging; Patch testing; Skin blood flow

Indexed keywords

DITHRANOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PERFUSION; PHOTOGRAPHY; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN IRRITATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030463398     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1996.tb00142.x     Document Type: Article

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