Critical comparison of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and colorimetry as dermatological diagnostic tools for acanthosis nigricans: a chemometric approach

Quantification of skin changes due to acanthosis nigricans (AN), a disorder common among insulin-resistant diabetic and obese individuals, was investigated using two optical techniques: diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and colorimetry. Measurements were obtained from AN lesions on the neck and...

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Main Authors: Devpura, Suneetha, Pattamadilok, Bensachee, Syed, Zain U., Vemulapalli, Pranita, Henderson, Marsha, Rehse, Steven J., Hamzavi, Iltefat, Lim, Henry W., Naik, Ratna
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Optical Society of America 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3114232/