Fluorescence digital photography of acne using a light-emitting diode illuminator

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 289-291

  Ahn, Hyo Hyun ^a   Kim, Soo Nam ^a   Kye, Young Chul ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acne; Diagnostic imaging

Indexed keywords

ACNE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL CAMERA; FLUORESCENCE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY; LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE ILLUMINATOR;

CAMERAS; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTOGRAPHY;

SKIN;

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CHEEK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EXPOSURE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; SEBUM SECRETION;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; CHEEK; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYEBROWS; FACE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; PHOTOGRAPHY; SKIN; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33749469249     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0909-752X.2006.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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