In vivo confocal scanning laser microscopy of human skin II: Advances in instrumentation and comparison with histology

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 293-303

  Rajadhyaksha, Milind ^a,b   González, Salvador ^b   Zavislan, James M ^a   Anderson, R Rox ^b   Webb, Robert H ^b  

^a Lucid Inc   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatology; Morphology; Non invasive imaging; Optical imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DESMOSOME; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN;

EID: 0032870590     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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