Non Invasive Diagnostic Techniques in Clinical Dermatology

Part I. Imaging Techniques

1. Use of Videodermatoscopy in Dermatology
Francesco Lacarrubba, Franco Dinotta, Cecilia Santagati, Giuseppe Micali

2. Visioscan-Driven ULEV Method
Gérald E. Piérard, Claudine Piérard-Franchimont, Sébastien Piérard

3. Optical Coherence Tomography
Julia Welzel

4. PRIMOS 3D Digital Frame Projection
Sören Jaspers, Christian Benderoth

5. FOITS (Fast Optical In Vivo Topometry of Human Skin)
Mathias Rohr, Andreas Schrader

6. In Vivo Confocal Microscopy in Skin Oncology
Caterina Longo, Barbara Pace, Simonetta Piana, Giovanni Pellacani

7. In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy for Inflammatory Skin Diseases’ Assessment
Marco Ardigò, Marina Agozzino, Leonardo Abraham

8. In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy for Oral Mucosa Assessment
Maria Contaldo, Marina Agozzino, Marco Ardigò

9. Multiphoton Laser Microscopy and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging for the Assessment of the Skin
Stefania Seidenari

10. Application of Laser Scanning Microscopy in Dermatology and Cutaneous Physiology
J. Lademann, S. Lange-Asschenfeldt, M. Ulrich, M. E. Darvin, K. König, M. C. Meinke, B. Lange-Asschenfeldt

11. Telethermography
Aldo Carlo

12. Capillaroscopy
Marianna Mazzullo, Giuseppa Marina Miceli, Alessio Adamo, Salvatore Amato

13. Sonography of the Skin
Stephan Gammal, Claudia Gammal, Peter Altmeyer, Michael Vogt

14. New Ultrasound Techniques in Clinical Dermatology
Francesco Maria Solivetti, Fulvia Elia, Carlo Mutiis

15. Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Human Skin
Bernard Querleux

16. Skin Capacitance Imaging
Jean Luc Lévêque

17. Tissue Viability Imaging for Assessment of Skin Erythema and Blanching
Gert Nilsson

Part II. Skin Analysis

18. Interaction Between Free Radicals and Antioxidants in Human Skin
J. Lademann, M. E. Darvin, J. W. Fluhr, M. C. Meinke

19. Raman Spectroscopy
Anke Sieg

20. Imaging Drug Delivery to Skin with Coherent Raman Scattering Microscopy
Natalie A. Belsey, Luis Rodrigo Contreras-Rojas, Richard H. Guy

21. Assessment of Mechanical Properties of Skin by Shearwave Propagation and Acoustic Dispersion
Eduardo Ruvolo, Nikiforos Kollias

Part III. Superficial Skin Analysis

22. Cyanoacrylate Skin Surface/Follicular Stripping
Gérald E. Piérard, Claudine Piérard-Franchimont, Philippe Delvenne, Pascale Quatresooz

23. Corneosurfametry and Corneoxenometry
Gérald E. Piérard, Claudine Piérard-Franchimont, Marie-Annick Reginster

24. Sebumetry and Sebumtape
Bernard Gabard, André O. Barel, Peter Clarys

25. Biophysical Assessment of Skin Desquamation and Scaliness Using Tape Strips and Adhesive Discs
Kristien Paepe, Yvan Heyden, Vera Rogiers

26. Stripping Techniques: Tape Stripping
Razvigor Darlenski, Joachim W. Fluhr, Jürgen Lademann

27. Stratum Corneum Quantification
Frank Dreher

28. Utilisation of Infrared Densitometry in Stratum Corneum Research
Rainer Voegeli, Anthony V. Rawlings

Part IV. Skin Mechanics

29. Cutometer®
Hristo Dobrev

30. Ballistometer
Gregor B. E. Jemec

Part V. Water and Stratum Corneum Hydration

31. TEWL, Closed-Chamber Methods: AquaFlux and VapoMeter
Bob Imhof, Perry Xiao, Irena Angelova-Fischer

32. Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL)
Joachim W. Fluhr, Razvigor Darlenski

33. Skin Capacitance
André O. Barel, Peter Clarys

Part VI. Erythema and Blood Flow

34. The Use of Visual Grading Scales in Evaluating Skin Irritation and Sensitization: A Historical Perspective
Miranda A. Farage, Howard Maibach, Klaus E. Andersen, Jean-Marie Lachapelle, Petra Kern, Cindy Ryan, Jeanne Ely, Amita Kanti

35. Surface Skin Temperature in Tests for Irritant Dermatitis
Miranda A. Farage, Baiyang Wang, Kenneth W. Miller, Howard Maibach

36. Measurements of Lymph Flow
Michael Weiler, J. Brandon Dixon

Part VII. Hair and Follicles

37. Digital Imaging for Measuring of Hair Growth on the Human Scalp
Rolf Hoffmann, Holger Lüdtke, Maciej Hoffman-Wecker, Betsy J. Hughes-Formella

38. Tensile Properties of Hair
Leszek J. Wolfram

39. Use of Videodermatoscopy in Scalp Disorders
Franco Dinotta, Francesco Lacarrubba, Paola Mauro, Giuseppe Micali

Part VIII. Nails

40. Nail Surface Topography and Onychochronobiology
Gérald E. Piérard, Claudine Piérard-Franchimont

41. Combined Technology for Measuring Skin Diseases with Molecular Imaging
Gyu Man Park, Sang Wook Son, Gun Woo Lee, Seung Han Ha, On Seok Lee, Jae Young Kim, Chil Hwan Oh

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Dermatology, Biological Techniques, Human Physiology