In vivo confocal reflectance microscopy for the characterization of melanocytic nests and correlation with dermoscopy and histology [13]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 384-386

  Pellacani, G ^a   Cesinaro, A M ^a   Seidenari, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL SIZE; CELL TYPE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JUVENILE MELANOMA; LETTER; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN STRUCTURE; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

DERMOSCOPY; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 14844317936     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06348.x     Document Type: Letter

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