Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Tertiary Androgenetic Alopecia With Severe Alopecia Areata Based on High-Resolution MRI

    June 2023 in “ Skin Research and Technology ”
    Yujie Ye, Yuting Wang, Jingfeng Zhu … Yonggang Li
    Studysummary In this study, researchers used high-resolution MRI to distinguish anatomical differences in the scalp and hair follicles between tertiary androgenetic alopecia and severe alopecia areata, identifying subcutaneous tissue layer thickness as a key discriminative factor with high diagnostic value.
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