In vivo quantitative analysis of the effect of hydration (immersion and vaseline treatment) in skin layers using high-resolution MRI and magnetisation transfer contrast

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 14-22

  Mirrashed, Fakheresh ^a   Sharp, Jonathan C ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydration; Magnetisation transfer contrast; MRI; Skin

Indexed keywords

LIQUID PARAFFIN; WATER;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEHYDRATION; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FINGER; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMIDIFIER; HYDRATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN SURFACE; STRATUM CORNEUM; VOLUNTEER; WATER IMMERSION;

ADULT; ARM; DEHYDRATION; DERMIS; EMOLLIENTS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FINGERS; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PETROLATUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN DISEASES; WATER;

EID: 1042292637     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2004.00047.x     Document Type: Article

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