Pre-operative ultrasound with a 12-15 MHz linear probe reliably differentiates between melanoma thicker and thinner than 1 mm

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1105-1108

  Music M M ^a   Hertl, K ^a   Kadivec, M ^a   Pavlovic M D ^b   Hocevar M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^b Dermatology Centre Parmova   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

cutaneous melanoma; thickness; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THICKNESS;

HUMANS; MELANOMA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77955236954     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03587.x     Document Type: Article

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