January 2024 in “JEADV clinical practice” This article reviews how SALT scores are used in clinical trials for alopecia areata and provides patient images to help clinicians understand and apply these scores in practice; it reports no new clinical results.
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April 2024 in “JAAD International” AI can accurately measure hair loss severity in alopecia areata.
April 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study concluded that achieving 80% or more scalp hair, corresponding to a SALT score of ≤20, represents a clinically meaningful treatment success for patients with alopecia areata experiencing ≥50% hair loss.
March 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 
August 2023 in “Skin Research and Technology” This study found that using planimetric surface area measurement might be a useful supplementary method to improve the accuracy of SALT scoring in alopecia areata, particularly for scores S1 to S3.