Principles of high-frequency ultrasonography for investigation of skin pathology

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 375-382

  Jasaitiene, D ^a   Valiukeviciene, S ^a   Linkeviciute, G ^a   Raisutis, R ^b   Jasiuniene, E ^b   Kazys, R ^b  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

^b KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

dermatology; imaging; skin; tumours; ultrasonography; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; ECHOGRAPHY; HIGH FREQUENCY ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 79952398696     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03837.x     Document Type: Review

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