Analysis of the absorbance spectra of skin lesions as a helpful tool for detection of major pathophysiological changes

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 130-135

  Takiwaki, Hirotsugu ^a   Miyaoka, Yuki ^a   Arase, Seiji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absorbance; Reflectance; Skin disease; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MELANIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT DISORDER; REFLECTOMETRY; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DEFECT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MELANINS; SKIN DISEASES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 2342419299     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2004.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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