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A quantitative approach to scar analysis.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Feb 2011
Khorasani Hooman, Zheng Zhong, Nguyen Calvin, Zara Janette, Zhang Xinli, Wang Joyce, Ting Kang, Soo Chia
Abstract excerpt
Analysis of collagen architecture is essential to wound healing research. However, to date no consistent methodologies exist for quantitatively assessing dermal collagen architecture in scars. In this study, we developed a standardized approach for quantitative analysis of scar collagen morphology by confocal microscopy using fractal dimension and lacunarity analysis. Full-thickness wounds were created on adult...
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