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This chapter focuses on high-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) as a technique for studying the skin. Evolving technology used in animal research has led to the implementation of new technology in diagnostic imaging in humans. In this chapter, devoted to the diagnosis of skin diseases, we focus our analysis on information obtained from HFUS (20–100 MHz), which provides better resolution and therefore may be proposed for evaluation of the skin.
To better define its use for pathologists, images acquired with HFUS are compared with corresponding histopathological data. The current HFUS technique, based on high variable-frequency ultrasound, produces robust qualitative and quantitative information on skin lesions and surrounding tissues.
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Belfiore, M.P., Grassi, R., Di Grezia, G., Cuccurullo, V., Rossi, C., Mansi, L. (2016). Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Cutaneous Diseases. In: Sacerdoti, F., Giordano, A., Cavaliere, C. (eds) Advanced Imaging Techniques in Clinical Pathology. Current Clinical Pathology. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3469-0_12
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