Trichoscan: What is new?

Dermatology

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-62

  Hoffmann, Rolf ^a  

^a Dermaticum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Androgenetic alopecia; Computer analysis; Epiluminescence microscopy; Hair growth measurement; Mesh terms

Indexed keywords

HAIR DYE; MINOXIDIL; PLACEBO;

ALGORITHM; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GROWTH RATE; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; IMAGING; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRICHOSCAN;

ALOPECIA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY;

EID: 21344459644     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085581     Document Type: Review

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