Reproducibility of skin characterization with backscattered spectra (12-25 MHz) in healthy subjects

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 603-610

  Fournier, Céline ^a   Bridal, S L ^a   Berger, Geneviève ^a   Laugier, Pascal ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Apparent integrated backscatter; Collagen; Dermis; Human; Reproducibility; Tissue characterization; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; SKIN;

DERMAL COMPOSITION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN; SKIN SURFACE; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; AGED; DERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIO WAVES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035012967     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(01)00344-1     Document Type: Article

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