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    Glossary diagnostic tool

    instrument used to identify medical conditions

    A diagnostic tool is an instrument or device used by healthcare professionals to identify the nature or cause of a medical condition. In the context of hair and alopecia, examples include dermatoscopes for examining the scalp and hair follicles, and blood tests to check for underlying conditions like thyroid disorders or nutritional deficiencies. These tools help in accurately diagnosing the issue so that appropriate treatment can be administered.

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    1. Development and Assessment of an Artificial Intelligence–Based Tool for Skin Condition Diagnosis by Primary Care Physicians and Nurse Practitioners in Teledermatology Practices JAMA network open · 2021 · 51 citations
    2. Novel diagnostic tools and markers for inflammatory skin diseases mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich) · 2016
    3. Primary scalp alopecia: new histopathological tools, new concepts and a practical guide to diagnosis Journal of Cutaneous Pathology · 2016 · 14 citations
    4. Trichoscopy as a diagnostic tool in trichorrhexis invaginata and Netherton syndrome Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia · 2015 · 30 citations
    5. Trichoscopy as an Additional Diagnostic Tool for Monitoring of Lichen planopilaris Aktuelle Dermatologie · 2016 · 1 citations
    6. Spectral-Analysis As A Diagnostic Tool For Birds AFA Watchbird · 1980
    7. Trichoscopy of the beard: Aid tool for diagnosis of frontal fibrosing alopecia in men JAAD Case Reports · 2021 · 2 citations
    8. A review of Kesha as diagnostic and prognostic tool in Ayurveda International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine · 2023
    9. SKIN SURFACE CHEMISTRY AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR SKIN DISEASES International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences & Technology · 2021
    10. Follicular Fluid: A Powerful Tool for the Understanding and Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Biomedicines · 2022 · 45 citations
    11. Assessment of anogenital distance as a diagnostic tool in polycystic ovary syndrome Reproductive Biomedicine Online · 2018 · 15 citations
    12. Trichoscopy - a useful tool in the preliminary differential diagnosis of autoimmune bullous diseases International Journal of Dermatology · 2017 · 13 citations
    13. The ProScope HR: A promising diagnostic tool 2010
    14. Importance of keen observation for the diagnosis of epidermal cysts: Dermoscopy can be a useful adjuvant tool Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2014 · 7 citations
    15. TRICHOSCOPY AS A NON-INVASIVE TOOL FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF DEFICIENCIES OF VITAMIN B12, VITAMIN D3 AND SERUM FERRITIN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH · 2024
    16. Clinical Diagnosis of COVID-19: a Prompt, Feasible, Costless, and Highly Sensitive Diagnostic Tool for COVID-19 Based on a 1,757-Patient Cohort (The AndroCoV Clinical Scoring for COVID-19 Diagnosis). Research Square (Research Square) · 2021 · 1 citations
    17. Cutaneous Manifestations of COVID-19: A Brief Review of a Possible Diagnostic Tool Journal of skin and stem cell · 2021
    18. A Prospective Study on Trichoscopy as a Diagnostic and Monitoring Tool for Assessment of Therapeutic Response in Patients with Tinea Capitis Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology · 2026
    19. TRICHOSCOPY IN ALOPECIA AREATA : A SUPER TOOL FOR DIAGNOSIS International Journal of Advanced Research · 2023
    20. TRICHOSCOPY IN ALOPECIA AREATA : A SUPER TOOL FOR DIAGNOSIS Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2023
    21. Clinical diagnosis of COVID-19: a prompt, feasible, and sensitive diagnostic tool for COVID-19 based on a 1,757-patient cohort (The AndroCoV Clinical Scoring for COVID-19 diagnosis) medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2021 · 1 citations
    22. Hair Root Dermoscopy from Shed Hair: A Simple Diagnostic Tool in Telogen Effluvium International Journal of Trichology · 2024
    23. Clinical diagnosis of COVID-19: a prompt, feasible, and sensitive diagnostic tool for COVID-19 based on a 1,757-patient cohort (The AndroCoV Clinical Scoring for COVID-19 diagnosis). Research Square (Research Square) · 2020
    24. A polarizing light microscopy can be an easy and reliable diagnostic tool of congenital keratinizing disorders including Netherton syndrome Journal of Dermatological Science · 2016
    25. The AndroCoV Clinical Scoring for COVID-19 Diagnosis: A Prompt, Feasible, Costless, and Highly Sensitive Diagnostic Tool for COVID-19 Based on a 1757-Patient Cohort Cureus · 2021 · 14 citations
    26. Hair cross-sectioning in uncombable hair syndrome: An easy tool for complex diagnosis Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2018 · 7 citations
    27. Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy as a Tool for the Investigation of Skin Drug Delivery Systems and Diagnosis of Skin Disorders InTech eBooks · 2013 · 4 citations
    28. Transcriptional Profiling in Rat Hair Follicles following Simulated Blast Insult: A New Diagnostic Tool for Traumatic Brain Injury PLoS ONE · 2014 · 10 citations
    29. Diagnosis of hair disorders during the COVID‐19 pandemic: an introduction to teletrichoscopy Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2020 · 6 citations
    30. P077 Updates on trichoscopy in diagnosing scalp disorders: a systematic review of diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity and specificity British Journal of Dermatology · 2025