Terahertz pulse imaging of ex vivo basal cell carcinoma

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-78

  Woodward, Ruth M ^a   Wallace, Vincent P ^a   Pye, Richard J ^b   Cole, Bryan E ^a   Arnone, Donald D ^a   Linfield, Edmund H ^c   Pepper, Michael ^a  

^a TERAVIEW LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biopsy; Imaging; Micrographic surgery; Mohs; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

EID: 0037244491     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12013.x     Document Type: Article

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