Wavelet analysis of cutaneous blood flow in melanocytic skin lesions

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-46

  Häfner, Hans Martin ^b   Bräuer, Kurt ^b   Eichner, Martin ^b   Steins, Anke ^b   Möhrle, Matthias ^b   Blum, Andreas ^b   Jünger, Michael ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c Universitäts Hautklinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Diagnosis; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Malignant melanoma; Skin lesions; Vasomotion; Wavelet analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN DEFECT;

EID: 13244272311     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082975     Document Type: Article

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