Digital videomicroscopy improves diagnostic accuracy for melanoma

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 2 I, 1998, Pages 175-181

  Seidenari, S ^a   Pellacani, G ^a   Pepe, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0031818425     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(98)70070-2     Document Type: Article

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