Application of machine vision to assess involved surface in patients with psoriasis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 395-400

  Savolainen, L ^a   Kontinen, J ^a   Roning J ^a   Oikarinen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; OBSERVATION; PARAMETER; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RELIABILITY; SKIN SURFACE;

EID: 0030771302     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb03745.x     Document Type: Article

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