Characterization of psoriasis in vivo by reflectance confocal microscopy

Journal of Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 337-356

  González, Salvador ^a,c   Rajadhyaksha, Milind ^a,b   Rubinstein, Gennady ^a   Anderson, R Rox ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Lucid Inc   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

In vivo confocal microscopy; In vivo histomorphometry; Microvasculature imaging; Non invasive imaging tool; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DERMIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SKIN;

EID: 0033506883     PISSN: 00257850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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