Fluorescence lifetime imaging distinguishes basal cell carcinoma from surrounding uninvolved skin

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 152-161

  Galletly, N P ^a   McGinty, J ^a   Dunsby, C ^a   Teixeira, F ^b   Requejo Isidro, J ^a   Munro, I ^a   Elson, D S ^a   Neil, M A A ^a   Chu, A C ^b   French, P M W ^a   Stamp, G W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autofluorescence; Basal cell carcinoma; Fluorescence lifetime imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TISSUE PRESERVATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 45749084061     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08577.x     Document Type: Article

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