In vivo epidermal thickness measurement: Ultrasound vs. confocal imaging

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 136-140

  Nouveau Richard, S ^a   Monot, M ^a   Bastien, P ^a   de Lacharriere O ^a  

^a L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Confocal microscope; Epidermis; In vivo; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDERMIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 2342419011     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2004.00067.x     Document Type: Article

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