Fiber diffraction of skin and nails provides an accurate diagnosis of malignancies

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-138

  James, Veronica J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer diagnosis; Fiber diffraction; Nails; Skin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFRACTION; FIBER; FIBER DIFFRACTION; FINGER NAIL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SAMPLING; SKIN; X RAY; ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; INFANT; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL; NAIL DISEASE; NEOPLASM; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TUMOR; SYNCHROTRON; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

KERATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KERATINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES; NAILS; NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SYNCHROTRONS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149158509     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24313     Document Type: Article

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