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Ultrasound in dermatology Volume 10, numéro 6, September 2000

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Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Page(s) : 492-7
  • Année de parution : 2000

Ultrasound was first introduced as a diagnostic tool in the early 1950s [1]. The major advantage of this technique is its non-invasive, non-ionizing nature of examination and its relatively low cost when compared to X-ray, CT- and scintigraphic scanning techniques. Abdominal, gynaecological, obstetrical, thyroid, and cardiological scanning are now routinely used for medical diagnoses. Dermatosonography, or the use of high-frequency ultrasound [...]