Dermal oedema assessed by high frequency ultrasound in venous leg ulcers

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 815-820

  Hu, D ^a   Phan, T T ^a   Cherry, G W ^a   Ryan, T J ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEG ULCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EDEMA;

AGED; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 0031776194     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02218.x     Document Type: Article

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