Semi-automated method of analysis of horizontal histological sections of skin for objective evaluation of fractional devices

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 634-642

  Zelickson, Brian D ^a,b   Walgrave, Susan E ^b   Al Arashi, Munir Yahya H ^c   Altshuler, Gregory B ^d   Yaroslavsky, Ilya V ^d   Childs, James J ^d   Cohen, Rich H ^d   Erofeev, Andrei V ^d   Depina, Erminaldo F ^d   Smirnov, Mikhail Z ^d   Kist, David A ^a   Tabatadze, David R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Zel Skin and Laser Specialists   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Palomar Medical Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Columns of micro damage; Fractional lasers; Histological evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EX VIVO STUDY; LASER; LASER SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SWINE; THERMAL INJURY; THICKNESS; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LASER THERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; SOFTWARE; SWINE; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 70350464505     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20843     Document Type: Article

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