The Furrow Ink Test

The furrow ink test: a clue for the dermoscopic diagnosis of acral melanoma vs nevus.

BACKGROUND Dermoscopy is a helpful tool that can assist experienced users improve the diagnostic accuracy for pigmented lesions in acral sites. As a simplification, one can assume that if pigment is found predominantly in the furrows, the lesion can be considered benign, and if the pigmentation is present predominantly on the ridges, the lesion should be considered malignant. The differentiatio...

Sweat test with water-erasable ink.

© 2012 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1300 Journal Compilation © 2012 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 There are many methods for assessing abnormalities in perspiration, including practical, qualitative, and quantitative methods. Among the methods of visualizing local and generalized perspiration, the Minor, or starch-iodine, test is widely used to identify areas of excessive or ...

Orbit(ing) the furrow

alcium just got a promotion. Findings by Caroppo et al. (page 111) reveal that in addition to its many roles inside the cell, Ca 2 ϩ has a distinct extracellular purpose: it acts via a Ca 2 ϩ receptor (CaR) to regulate the function of gastric epithelial cells. It has been known for some time that extracellular Ca 2 ϩ can be sensed by the CaR. The team noted that a Ca 2 ϩ gradient was generated ...

Regulators of the morphogenetic furrow.

the relationship between eq, iq and test format: a study on test fairness

the major aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between iq, eq and test format in the light of test fairness considerations. this study took this relationship into account to see if people with different eq and iq performed differently on different test formats. to this end, 90 advanced learners of english form college of ferdowsi university of mashhad were chosen. they were ask...