The Depth Measuring Videomicroscope (DMV): A Non-Invasive Tool for the Assessment of Capillary Vascular Malformations

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-197

  Sivarajan, Vivek ^a   Mackay, Iain R ^a  

^a CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser; Port wine stain; Videomicroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CAPILLARY VASCULAR MALFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPTH MEASURING VIDEOMICROSCOPE; DYE LASER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MICROSCOPE; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; HUMANS; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MIDDLE AGED; PORT-WINE STAIN;

EID: 1542373597     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.10223     Document Type: Article

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