2 citations
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January 2014 in “Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences” This study found that the TrichoScan software effectively differentiated between androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium in women with diffuse hair loss, aligning with clinical diagnoses.
September 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study, examining perceptible hair density changes in androgenetic alopecia patients, found that dermatologists could accurately detect hair loss at a lower threshold than previously noted, specifically at a 22.66% relative density difference, challenging assumptions about their predictive accuracy based solely on clinical examination.
24 citations
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September 2018 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” This study shows that multiphoton microscopy can non-invasively distinguish between scarring and non-scarring alopecia by identifying certain morphological features, but further research is needed to confirm its clinical utility.
January 2020 in “Modern Plastic Surgery” This study concluded that estimating split thickness skin graft take by observation is as reliable as using the Image J digital program.
2 citations
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July 2025 in “Drug development & registration” This study developed and tested a new algorithm for analyzing coat and skin coloration in laboratory animals, using digital images and hierarchical color clustering, which effectively quantified color proportions and tracked changes over time without specialized software.
9 citations
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March 2007 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses aspects of evaluating patients with androgenetic alopecia for hair transplantation and reports no clinical results.
3 citations
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January 2018 in “International Journal of Trichology” The authors concluded that their new grading system can effectively classify early female pattern hair loss and evaluate treatment progress.
1 citations
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January 2024 in “IEEE access” This study found that their proposed method for facial image restoration using Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Models produced higher-quality results compared to traditional methods, particularly improving face recognition accuracy with different types of masks.
3 citations
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April 2021 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” In this study, the researchers found that a manual micrometer caliper is a reliable tool for planning hair transplant surgery and accurately measures the short axis of the hair shaft.
September 2014 in “Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE” This study found that high-speed optical coherence tomography may be a promising non-invasive tool for analyzing human hair conditions.
January 2022 in “Skin appendage disorders” In this study, the researchers found that trichoscopy can effectively visualize scalp micropigmentation, identified by homogenous, grey to black circular dots similar to closely cut hair, potentially reducing the need for invasive procedures.
9 citations
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November 2006 in “Journal of Microscopy” This study using an apertureless scanning near-field optical microscope found that dye restricted to hair's periphery remains mainly on the surface and in the endocuticle.
11 citations
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January 2012 in “Archives of Dermatology” Polarized microscopy is a quick and free method to correctly identify types of hair loss.
June 2026 in “EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL MEDICINE GEORGIA” In this study, researchers found a positive correlation between trichoscopic features and histomorphological findings, supporting trichoscopy as a valuable tool for assessing androgenetic alopecia severity and monitoring treatment outcomes.
6 citations
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July 2001 in “PubMed” This study explores the mechanisms of root hair growth in simulated microgravity by examining the cytoskeleton topography and calcium ion distribution, but reports no new results.
2 citations
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November 2018 in “Modern Applied Science” This study proposed a method to automatically detect and replace hair in dermoscopy images, demonstrating high sensitivity and specificity in melanoma diagnostics.
45 citations
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January 2012 in “International Journal of Trichology” This study reported that trichoscopy is a more effective diagnostic tool than the trichogram for early diagnosis of FAGA, regardless of hair shaft diversity cut-off levels.
32 citations
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February 2018 in “Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy” This study successfully used ATR FT-IR spectroscopy to uniquely identify or differentiate human hairs by detecting specific spectral features associated with individual hair characteristics and cosmetic residues on hair surfaces.
7 citations
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June 2015 in “EMBO Reports” This article discusses how DNA-based phenotyping is used by police to create visual profiles of suspects from crime scene samples, but reports no new research findings.
June 2024 in “Nature Cell and Science” In this research, experienced clinicians noted inconsistency in the reproducibility of the commonly used Hamilton-Ludwig scales for assessing pattern hair loss severity in photographic assessments, leading to the proposal of a new 5-point scale for staging female hair loss.
1 citations
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January 2019 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology” 14 citations
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January 2003 in “Skin Research and Technology” This study found that the scalp coverage scoring (SCS) method is a non-invasive and reproducible technique that effectively measures hair growth and loss dynamics in male subjects with androgenetic alopecia.
4 citations
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March 2024 in “Forensic Sciences Research” This review found that current forensic DNA phenotyping panels for biogeographical ancestry and visible traits face significant limitations due to inconsistencies in terminology, genetic understanding, and genotyping technologies, highlighting the need for harmonization and further research.
August 2024 in “Clinical & experimental pathology” This research highlights significant advancements in forensic DNA phenotyping, enabling predictions of physical traits, ancestry, and age from crime scene DNA, but notes that further research and validation are needed for greater accuracy and reliability.
10 citations
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September 2020 in “Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine” This paper introduces an algorithm for using smart device-mounted microscopes to analyze scalp images and diagnose hair loss by extracting specific hair loss features.
October 2023 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists” In this study, reflectance confocal microscopy was shown to provide early insights into sub-clinical treatment progress in patients with androgenetic alopecia, potentially offering advantages over global photography.
2 citations
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August 2006 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Automated image analysis helps diagnose and monitor alopecia areata by efficiently measuring hair follicles.
January 2014 in “cIRcle (University of British Columbia)” This research found that modifying brachytherapy seeds with contrast-enhancing materials in photoacoustic imaging increased signal-to-noise ratios and imaging depth, and demonstrated potential for tissue differentiation by analyzing temperature-induced changes in PA intensity.
56 citations
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June 2015 in “Nature Protocols” This protocol describes using two-photon laser-scanning microscopy to study hair regeneration in live mice, offering detailed imaging capabilities for observing hair follicle stem cell behavior and manipulating cellular populations.