Digital surface microscopy analysis of conjunctival pigmented lesions: A preliminary study

Melanoma Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 375-380

  Tosi, Gian Marco ^a   Rubegni, Pietro ^a   Schuerfeld, Karin ^a   Toti, Paolo ^a   Cevenini, Gabriele ^a   Dell'Eva, Giordana ^b   Andreassi, Lucio ^a   Caporossi, Aldo ^a   Burroni, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Lega Italiana Tumori Siena   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computer; Conjunctival melanoma; Conjunctival naevus; Image analysis; Primary acquired melanosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; PARAMETER; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; DERMOSCOPY; EYE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS;

EID: 7244226600     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-200410000-00007     Document Type: Article

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