In vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy of melanocytic skin tumours: Diagnostic applicability using unselected tumour images

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 329-333

  Gerger, A ^a   Hofmann Wellenhof, R ^a   Langsenlehner, U ^a   Richtig, E ^a   Koller, S ^a   Weger, W ^a   Ahlgrimm Siess, V ^a   Horn, M ^a   Samonigg, H ^a   Smolle, J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Histopathology; In vivo; Malignant melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 38349150592     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08389.x     Document Type: Article

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