In vivo reflectance-mode confocal microscopy in clinical dermatology and cosmetology

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-17

  Gonzalez S ^a,b   Gilaberte Calzada, Y ^c  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Grupo Dermatologico   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL SAN JORGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cosmetology; Dermatology; In vivo confocal microscopy; Non invasive skin pathology

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DERMATOLOGY; DERMIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPIDERMIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PSORIASIS; REFLECTOMETRY; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN STRUCTURE; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TATTOOING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

COSMETICS; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 38349039515     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2008.00406.x     Document Type: Review

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