Beyond flat weals: Validation of a three-dimensional imaging technology that will improve skin allergy research

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 772-775

  Dos Santos, R V ^a,b   Mlynek, A ^a   Lima, H C ^b   Martus, P ^a   Maurer, M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PRICK TEST; SKIN TEST; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; URTICARIA;

ALLERGENS; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTRADERMAL TESTS; OBSERVER VARIATION; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 53349152600     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02897.x     Document Type: Article

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