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High-Frequency Ultrasound: A Noninvasive Method for Use in Dermatology

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Noninvasive Methods for the Quantification of Skin Functions

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In internal medicine and surgery diagnostic imaging methods have found wide application. This is, among other reasons, due to the fact that organ systems have to be treated which are not directly accessible to the physician. Of the imaging methods in use today, ultrasound has gained particularly wide acceptance, since it is harmless to the patient and can be repeated as many times as necessary.

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  1. Dermatologische Klinik der Ruhr-Universität, Gudrunstraße 56, 4630, Bochum, Germany

    S. el-Gammal, T. Auer, K. Hoffmann, U. Matthes & P. Altmeyer

  2. Herzzentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Georgstraße 11, 4970, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

    R. Hammentgen

  3. Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik , Ruhr-Universität, Universitättsstraße 150 IC6, 4630, Bochum, Germany

    H. Ermert

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el-Gammal, S. et al. (1993). High-Frequency Ultrasound: A Noninvasive Method for Use in Dermatology. In: Frosch, P.J., Kligman, A.M. (eds) Noninvasive Methods for the Quantification of Skin Functions. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78157-5_8

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