A reliable, non-invasive measurement tool for anisotropy in normal skin and scar tissue

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 325-331

  Verhaegen, Pauline D H M ^a,b,c   Res, Evelien M ^a   Van Engelen, Arna ^a   Middelkoop, Esther ^a,b,d   van Zuijlen, Paul P M ^a,b,c  

^a ASSOCIATION OF DUTCH BURN CENTRES   (Netherlands)

^b RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Measurement tool; Normal skin; Reliability; Scar

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY MEASUREMENTS; INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; MEASUREMENT TOOL; NONINVASIVE MEASUREMENTS; NORMAL SKIN; PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; RUNNING TIME; SCAR TISSUES; TISSUE ALIGNMENT; UPPER ARM;

ANISOTROPY; RELIABILITY; TISSUE;

MEASUREMENTS;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; RELIABILITY; SCAR; SKIN; SKIN EXAMINATION; TECHNICAL AID; CLINICAL TRIAL; DERMATOLOGY; DEVICES; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; CICATRIX; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN;

EID: 77955145937     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2010.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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