2016•Biomedical Research-tokyoRequires access
The correlation of healthy skin thickness and echogenicity with age, anatomic site and gender by high-frequency ultrasound
Sili Ni, Hua Wang, Xiaoyan Luo, Chunhua Tan, Qi Tan, Li-qiang Gan
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Abstract
Objective: To investigate the correlation of healthy skin thickness and echogenicity with age, anatomic site and gender by high-frequency ultrasound.
Methods: A total of 82 Chinese children in our department were selected as subjects, whose healthy skin thickness and echogenicity was measured using high-frequency ultrasound (DermaLab Combo, Cortex, Denmark) to examine whether there was statistical difference in skin thickness among different ages, anatomic sites and genders.
Results: There was statistical difference in skin thickness and echogenicity among different anatomic sites and age groups (P 0.05).
Conclusion: High-frequency ultrasound can accurately measure the healthy skin thickness and echogenicity in children. Skin thickness and skin echogenicity is correlated with anatomic site and age, but not correlated with gender.