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Color Problem in the Laser Treatment of Nevi
Author(s) -
Ohshiro Toshio
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.1900010302
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , laser treatment , medicine , dermatology , skin color , laser therapy , laser , mathematics , computer science , artificial intelligence , optics , statistics , physics
The roles of the physical and sensitive values of color in the laser treatment of nevi are often confused in the literature. A representative sensitive value for the five basic colors of the Munsell system was obtained and compared with the physical values of the same colors analzyed spectrophotometrically. A discrepancy between the two values was found, which indicated the use of the physical value in deciding the actual treatment and doses; while the sensitive value should only be used in the initial diagnosis and treatment evaluation.