In vivo data of epidermal thickness evaluated by optical coherence tomography: Effects of age, gender, skin type, and anatomic site

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 145-152

  Gambichler, Thilo ^a   Matip, Rebecca ^a   Moussa, Georg ^a   Altmeyer, Peter ^a   Hoffmann, Klaus ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

In vivo skin imaging; Interferometry; Optical coherence tomography; Skin thickness; Vital histology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; GROUPS BY AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERFEROMETRY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SEX ROLE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 33751172945     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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