A new computerized method for the assessment of skin lesions in localized scleroderma

Rheumatology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 856-860

  Zulian, F ^a   Meneghesso, D ^a   Grisan, E ^a   Vittadello, F ^a   Belloni Fortina, A ^a   Pigozzi, B ^a   Frigo, A C ^a   Martini, G ^a   Ruggeri, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computerized skin score; Localized scleroderma; Morphoea; Outcome measure; Scleroderma en coup de sabre

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LOCALIZED SCLERODERMA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DEFECT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITALIZATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN;

EID: 34347204914     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel446     Document Type: Article

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