Fluorescent fibre-optic confocal imaging of lesional and non-lesional psoriatic skin compared with normal skin in vivo

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 397-404

  Suihko, Christian ^a   Serup, Jørgen ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Confocal imaging; Dermal papillar width; In vivo; Keratinocyte size; Morphometry; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL IMAGING; DERMAL PAPILLAR WIDTH; IN-VIVO; KERATINOCYTES; MORPHOMETRY; PSORIASIS;

FLUOROPHORES; VISUALIZATION;

DERMATOLOGY;

FLUORESCEIN SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FIBER OPTIC CONFOCAL IMAGING; FIBER OPTICS; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PARAKERATOSIS; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; DERMOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN;

EID: 84867532002     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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