Blood perfusion studies on basal cell carcinomas in conjunction with photodynamic therapy and cryotherapy employing laser-Doppler perfusion imaging

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-23

  Enejder, Annika M K ^a,b   Klinteberg, Claes Af ^a,b   Wang, Ingrid ^a,c   Andersson Engels, Stefan ^a,b   Bendsoe, Niels ^a,c   Svanberg, Sune ^a,b   Svanberg, Katarina ^a,c  

^a Lund University   (Sweden)

^b LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aminolevulinic acid; Basal cell; Carcinoma; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Perfusion; Photochemotherapy; Regional

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; LIQUID NITROGEN; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMAGING; LASER FLOWMETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; TISSUE PERFUSION; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0033966272     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155500750012441     Document Type: Article

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