Pilot study of dual-wavelength (532 and 633 nm) laser Doppler imaging and infrared thermography of morphoea

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 864-867

  Moore, T L ^a   Vij, S ^a   Murray, A K ^a   Bhushan, M ^a   Griffiths, C E M ^a   Herrick, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser Doppler imaging; Microcirculation; Morphoea; Systemic sclerosis; Thermography

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; IRBESARTAN; METHOTREXATE; MOXISYLYTE; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CAPILLARY FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOREARM; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG; MALE; MORPHEA; NECK; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 62649163742     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08933.x     Document Type: Article

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