Hair shaft abnormalities in alopecia areata evaluated by optical coherence tomography

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-205

  Garcia Bartels, Natalie ^a   Jahnke, Irina ^a   Patzelt, Alexa ^a   Richter, Heike ^a   Lademann, Jürgen ^a   Blume Peytavi, Ulrike ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diameter; Hair shaft thickness; OCT; Optical coherence tomography; Patchy alopecia areata

Indexed keywords

DIAMETER; HAIR SHAFT THICKNESS; OCT; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATCHY ALOPECIA AREATA;

APPROXIMATION THEORY;

TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR DISEASE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR SHAFT ABNORMALITY; HUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCALP; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HAIR; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953117252     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2010.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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