33 citations
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January 2005 in “Dermatology” This mini-review summarizes the Trichoscan as a sensitive tool for measuring hair growth parameters, demonstrating its effectiveness in detecting treatment response in androgenetic alopecia but noting some practical limitations.
31 citations
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August 2001 in “PubMed” This study found that the TrichoScan method detected significant increases in hair counts and cumulative hair thickness in men after finasteride treatment, suggesting its potential for monitoring hair treatment responses.
May 2021 in “Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences” This review discusses how trichoscopy is becoming a preferred non-invasive diagnostic tool over trichograms for evaluating hair disorders, although it reports no clinical results.
42 citations
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October 2012 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This article reviews the use of trichoscopy for diagnosing common hair and scalp diseases and introduces a new classification for specific skin surface abnormalities, without presenting new clinical results.
Trichoscopy is a useful tool for monitoring hair and scalp diseases.
January 2016 in “Elsevier eBooks” This chapter reviews trichoscopic criteria and diagnostic features for various hair and scalp conditions, emphasizing their utility in non-invasive diagnosis, but reports no new clinical results.
1 citations
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May 2016 in “Dermatologic Surgery” The document concludes that using a phototrichogram with a protractor and tapeline is a reliable and noninvasive way to measure hair loss.
2 citations
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July 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” This article discusses the uses and techniques of trichoscopy for hair and scalp disorders and reports no new clinical results.
December 2019 in “Дерматологія та венерологія” Trichoscopy is a useful tool for diagnosing hair and scalp disorders.
This review discusses the use of hair microscopy in diagnosing hair-related conditions, highlighting techniques and common applications, but presents no new experimental results.
January 2026 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” This study concluded that including intermediate hairs or using relative shaft diameter methods can significantly improve the sensitivity of trichograms in diagnosing female androgenetic alopecia, aligning better with histopathology results.
5 citations
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January 2018 in “Skin Research and Technology” This letter compares automated digital image analysis (TrichoScan) with manual marking of hairs in male patients with androgenetic alopecia but reports no new results.
June 2015 in “Turkish Journal of Dermatology” This review discusses how trichoscopy, a hair and scalp examination method, helps in diagnosing various hair diseases by identifying specific structural features but provides no new clinical findings.
1 citations
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January 2018 in “Indian journal of dermatopathology and diagnostic dermatology” This review discusses the use of trichoscopy as a valuable diagnostic and prognostic tool for various hair and scalp disorders, reporting no new clinical results.
8 citations
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June 2021 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” This systematic review concludes that trichoscopy is a reliable diagnostic tool for trichotillomania and should be incorporated into standard clinical practice for differential diagnosis.
2 citations
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April 2023 in “Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” This study found that measuring hair thickness with a phototrichogram provided significantly thicker readings than using a micrometer caliper, suggesting that the phototrichogram may be more clinically useful for evaluating hair in patients undergoing hair transplantation.
46 citations
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April 2009 in “Journal of Dermatological Case Reports” This study established standard trichoscopy norms for adult white females, providing benchmarks for hair thickness, percentage of thin hairs, and pilosebaceous units with single hair across different scalp areas.
This study involved using smartphone applications and low-cost trichoscopy devices to assess various hair and scalp conditions, with diagnoses confirmed through detailed imaging during remote consultations and in-person evaluations.
69 citations
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January 2015 in “Current problems in dermatology” This review discusses trichoscopy as a noninvasive, effective technique for diagnosing various hair loss conditions and monitoring treatment, highlighting its potential to reduce scalp biopsy necessity.
5 citations
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October 2012 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” This article reviews trichoscopic techniques for diagnosing common hair loss conditions and presents a revised algorithm for identifying specific features of cicatricial and noncicatricial alopecia, but reports no new clinical results.
December 2023 in “Portuguese journal of dermatology and venereology” This study found that trichoscopic examination can effectively differentiate between alopecia areata and trichotillomania, as specific features such as black dots and exclamation marks favor alopecia areata while hair breaking at various lengths and several unique patterns are exclusive to trichotillomania.
70 citations
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June 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” This study reports that the TrichoScan method effectively measures hair growth parameters and detected significant improvements in hair counts and thickness in men with androgenetic alopecia after finasteride treatment.
This study found that trichoscopy is an effective method for monitoring treatment response in androgenetic alopecia when conducted by doctors experienced in hair diseases, showing excellent agreement with TrichoScan measurements for various hair parameters.
November 2023 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” A new computer tool quickly measures hair thickness differences in people with common types of hair loss.
January 2008 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Trichoscopy is a helpful and quick method to identify different types of hair loss in women.
January 2024 in “Lecture notes in networks and systems” In this study, a system was developed utilizing advanced image processing to analyze hair and scalp conditions, aiding professionals in diagnosing diseases like alopecia and monitoring treatment by extracting and comparing key parameters from microscopic images.
2 citations
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May 2022 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This study reports that quantitative trichoscopy, while noninvasive and convenient, provides less accurate hair density data compared to invasive histopathologic examination, which was demonstrated in a sample of adult Chinese individuals without alopecia.
2 citations
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July 2015 in “The Open Dermatology Journal” This review summarizes the main trichoscopic findings for diagnosing common hair and scalp disorders, but reports no new clinical results.
74 citations
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July 2008 in “Journal of Dermatological Case Reports” This study found that trichoscopy can diagnose genetic hair shaft abnormalities without plucking or cutting hair, by visualizing characteristic features in a single session.
96 citations
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January 2013 in “International Journal of Trichology” This article reviews the use of trichoscopy for diagnosing various types of alopecia and reports no new clinical results; it is suggested as a non-invasive method for diagnosis and monitoring treatment responses.