Skin capacitance mapping of psoriasis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1261-1265

  Xhauflaire Uhoda, E ^a   Pierard Franchimont C ^a   Piérard, Gerald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Psoriasis; Silicon image sensor technology; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXUDATE; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; HUMAN; HYDRATION; IMAGING SYSTEM; NEUTROPHIL; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PARAKERATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; SWEAT GLAND DISEASE; SWEATING; THERMOREGULATION; VASODILATATION;

DERMATOGLYPHICS; DERMATOLOGY; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PSORIASIS; SWEAT GLANDS; WATER;

EID: 33750330564     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01787.x     Document Type: Article

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