Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 247-256 , February 2010

Clinical usefulness of variable-frequency ultrasound in localized lesions of the skin

  • Ximena Wortsman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Clinica Servet, Santiago, Chile
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Ximena Wortsman MD, Department of Radiology, Clinica Servet, Almirante Pastene 150, Providencia, Santiago, Chile.
    • ,
  • Jacobo Wortsman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois

,Accepted 1 June 2009.

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 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.06.016

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 247-256 , February 2010

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