Polarized light-surface microscopy for description and classification of small and medium-sized congenital melanocytic naevi

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 271-276

  Seidenari, Stefania ^a   Martella, Alessandro ^a   Pellacani, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epiluminescence microscopy; Pattern analysis; Videomicroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL SKIN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGITAL VIDEOMICROSCOPY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; POLARIZED LIGHT SURFACE MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TUMOR VOLUME; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0042671158     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550310016526     Document Type: Article

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