Quantitative evaluation of severity in psoriatic lesions using three-dimensional morphometry

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 223-228

  Park, Sang Yong ^a   Ha, Seung Han ^a   Yu, Dong Sao ^a   Son, Sang Wook ^a   Kim, Dong Jun ^a   Kim, Il Hwan ^a   Moon, Jong Sub ^a,b   Kim, Min Ki ^a,b   Oh, Chil Hwan ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Image analysis; PASI; Severity psoriasis; Stereoimage optical topometer; Visual scoring system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORPHOMETRICS; PSORIASIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN SURFACE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTICS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; PSORIASIS;

EID: 2442445465     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-6705.2004.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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