Estimation of water content distribution in the skin using dualband polarization imaging

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-54

  Arimoto, Hidenobu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Imaging; Polarization; Spectroscopy; Stratum corneum; Water content

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; CAPACITANCE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SOURCES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFLECTION; SCATTERING;

MEASUREMENT DEPTH CONTROL; SKIN HYDRATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; WATER CONTENT DISTRIBUTION;

SKIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; HYDRATION; POLARIZATION; REFLECTOMETRY; SKIN SURFACE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER CONTENT;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE, MULTIPHOTON; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER;

EID: 33846507250     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2006.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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