Scalp Immersion Proxigraphy: An Improved Imaging Technique for Phototrichogram Analysis

    October 1992 in “ JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology ”
    D.J.J. Van Neste, M. Dumortier, Bernadette de Brouwer, W. De Coster
    Studysummary In this study, Scalp Immersion Proxigraphy (SIP) was shown to produce more accurate measurements of linear hair growth rate than crude phototrichogram techniques, suggesting SIP's suitability for clinical trials monitoring hair growth.
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    2. Quantitative Estimation of Hair Growth: Androgenetic Alopecia in Women and the Effect of Minoxidil Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1990

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