TrichoScan. A new instrument for digital hair analysis;TrichoScan. Ein neues werkzeug für die digitale haarzählung

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Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 798-804

  Hoffmann, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Computer analysis; Hair; Measurement; Treatment

Indexed keywords

FINASTERIDE; MINOXIDIL; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; RELIABILITY; THICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; FEMALE; FINASTERIDE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAIR; HAIR DISEASES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MINOXIDIL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036935561     PISSN: 00178470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00105-002-0421-1     Document Type: Article

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