A Comparative Pilot Study on Ultraviolet-induced Skin Changes Assessed by Noninvasive Imaging Techniques in Vivo

• Published in: Photochemistry and photobiology Vol. 82; no. 4; pp. 1103 - 1107
• Main Authors: Gambichler, Thilo, Huyn, Julia, Tomi, Nordwig S., Moussa, Georg, Moll, Cornelia, Sommer, Anna, Altmeyer, Peter, Hoffmann, Klaus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2006
• Subjects: Adult; Changes; Colorimetry; Edema; Female; Histology; Humans; Irradiation; Male; Microscopy, Confocal; Optical properties; Pigmentation; Pilot Projects; Research s; Sample size; Scientific imaging; Skin; Skin - cytology; Skin - pathology; Skin - radiation effects; Sound waves; Studies; Tissues; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Ultraviolet radiation; Ultraviolet Rays

The effects of acute and chronic ultraviolet (UV) on the morphology of human skin have been extensively studied ex vivo by means of histological investigations. However, innovative skin imaging techniques enable visualization of micromorphological structures in vivo. We aimed to perform a correlatio...