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An introduction to primary skin imaging
Author(s) -
Dasgeb Bahar,
Kainerstorfer Jana,
Mehregan Darius,
Van Vreede Anthony,
Gandjbakhche Amir
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/ijd.12048
Subject(s) - medicine , primary (astronomy) , dermatology , physics , astronomy
Dermatology is a field in which clinical examination is heavily relied upon for diagnosis. When required, a tissue biopsy may also be performed to confirm the diagnosis. Recent advances in imaging techniques have been applied to cutaneous lesions to improve diagnostic accuracy without the need for biopsy. These new imaging techniques are reviewed for their developing role in dermatology.