Polarized and nonpolarized dermoscopy: The explanation for the observed differences

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 828-829

  Pan, Yan ^a   Gareau, Daniel S ^a   Scope, Alon ^a   Rajadhyaksha, Milind ^a   Mullani, Nizar A ^b   Marghoob, Ashfaq A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b GEN LLC and TransLite LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN SURFACE;

DERMOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 45349085163     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.144.6.828     Document Type: Short Survey

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