A new tactile skin sensor for measuring skin hardness in patients with systemic sclerosis and autoimmune Raynaud's phenomenon

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 222-231

  Takei, M ^a   Shiraiwa, H ^a,b   Omata, S ^c   Motooka, N ^c   Mitamura, K ^a   Horie, T ^a   Ookubo, T ^b   Sawada, S ^a,b  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SURUGADAI NIHON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Raynaud's phenomenon; Skin hardness; Skin sensor; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; PREDNISONE; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; SALPOGRELATE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HARDNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PHALANX; PIEZOELECTRICITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SCLERODERMA; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSOR; SKIN; SKIN SURFACE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TACTILE STIMULATION; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 1642446573     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000403200217     Document Type: Article

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