Modern non-invasive diagnostic techniques in the detection of early cutaneous melanoma

Journal of Dermatological Case Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-8

  Kardynal, Agnieszka ^a   Olszewska, Malgorzata ^b  

^a Department of Dermatology CSK MSW ^*  (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Computer; Dermatoscopy; Dermoscopy; Diagnosis; Digital; HFU; Moles; Nevi; OCT; RCM; Skin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CUTANEOUS MELANOMA; DERMATOFIBROMA; DESMOPLASTIC MELANOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORTALITY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PIGMENTED NEVUS; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84898797629     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18987249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3315/jdcr.2014.1161     Document Type: Article

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