Imaging in Dermatology [Paperback]

Imaging in Dermatology covers a large number of topics in dermatological imaging, the use of lasers in dermatology studies, and the implications of using these technologies in research. Written by the experts working in these exciting fields, the book explicitly addresses not only current applications of nanotechnology, but also discusses future trends of these ever-growing and rapidly changing fields, providing clinicians and researchers with a clear understanding of the advantages and challenges of laser and imaging technologies in skin medicine today, along with the cellular and molecular effects of these technologies.

• Outlines the fundamentals of imaging and lasers for dermatology in clinical and research settings
• Provides knowledge of current and future applications of dermatological imaging and lasers
• Coherently structured book written by the experts working in the fields covered

1. Introduction Michael R. Hamblin, Pinar Avci and Gaurav K. Gupta

2. The role of clinical photography in dermatology Alexis Sidoroff

3. Dermoscopy Aimilios Lallas, Zoe Apalla, Elizabeth Lazaridou, and Demetrios Ioannides

4. Trichoscopy: The dermatologist's third eye Uday Khopkar and Nilam Jain

5. Dermatoscopic correlates of nail apparatus disease Sara Leite de Azevedo Campos and Andr? Jacinto Garcez de Lencastre

6. Optical Coherence Tomography for Skin Cancer and Actinic Keratosis Lotte Themstrup, and Gregor B.E. Jemec

7. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging of Skin Scarring and Fibrosis Andrew Mamalis, Derek Ho and Jared Jagdeo

8. Polarization Speckles and Skin Applications Tim K. Lee, Lioudmila Tchvialeva, Igor Markhvida, Haishan Zeng, Alexander Doronin, Igor Meglinski and David I. McLean