In vivo biomicroscopy of the skin with high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging and high frequency ultrasound

Biomedizinische Technik

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 130-134

  Liffers, Anja ^a   Vogt, M ^a   Ermert, H ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomicroscopy; High resolution; MRI; Skin imaging; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DERMATOLOGY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; RADIOFREQUENCY SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

BIOMICROSCOPY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MELANOMA; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; SKIN STRUCTURE; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 0037503810     PISSN: 00135585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bmte.2003.48.5.130     Document Type: Article

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