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In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Skin

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MRI of the skin is a recent imaging technique that has several advantages over other noninvasive imaging techniques of the skin. MRI is a non-radiating imaging modality that is also reproducible and non-operator dependent. Because of its wider field of view than ultrasound, its spatial resolution under 100 μm, and its excellent contrast, MRI allows high-quality imaging of every skin layers. In addition to morphological analysis, it is also able to study some physical and biochemical properties of the skin.

The objectives of this article are to remind technical aspect of MRI of the skin, to describe the normal features of the skin, to discuss challenges in diagnosis of skin disorders, and to present the principal applications of MRI for the in vivo characterization of its biochemical properties.

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Abbreviations

BCC:

Basal cell carcinoma

FIESTA:

Fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

SCC:

Squamous cell carcinoma

T1w :

T1 weighted

T2W :

T2 weighted

US:

Ultrasound

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    Rachid Kechidi & Sébastien Aubry

  2. Department of Radiology, I4S Laboratory, INSERM EA4268, University of Franche-Comte, Besançon, France

    Sébastien Aubry

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  2. Center for Study and Research on the Integuments, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France

    Ferial Fanian

  3. Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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    Pierre Agache

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Kechidi, R., Aubry, S. (2017). In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Skin. In: Humbert, P., Fanian, F., Maibach, H., Agache, P. (eds) Agache's Measuring the Skin. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32383-1_51

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