2020
18038 Reproducibility of Myoton and durometer devices to quantify skin stiffness and hardness in sclerotic chronic graft-versus-host disease
Wang L, Chen F, Vain A, Ssempijja Y, Dellalana L, Zhang K, Hood A, Chen H, Jagasia M, Tkaczyk E. 18038 Reproducibility of Myoton and durometer devices to quantify skin stiffness and hardness in sclerotic chronic graft-versus-host disease. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2020, 83: ab90. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.06.447.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Interobserver Reproducibility of the Myoton and Durometer Devices to Measure Skin Stiffness and Hardness in Chronic Cutaneous Graft-Versus-Host Disease Patients
Chen F, Wang L, Vain A, Ssempijja Y, Dellalana L, Zhang K, Hood A, Chen H, Jagasia M, Tkaczyk E. Interobserver Reproducibility of the Myoton and Durometer Devices to Measure Skin Stiffness and Hardness in Chronic Cutaneous Graft-Versus-Host Disease Patients. Blood 2019, 134: 4515. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-129125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntraclass correlation coefficientCGVHD patientsInterobserver intraclass correlation coefficientSkin stiffness measurementsCutaneous cGVHDInterobserver reproducibilityChronic cutaneous graftCutaneous Graft-VersusHealth Chronic GraftSkin stiffnessHost disease patientsProgression of sclerosisStiffness measurementLongitudinal studyProspective longitudinal studyMinimal detectable changeTherapeutic response measuresDetectable changeChronic graftGraft-VersusHost diseaseSclerotic cGvHDSkin sclerosisCutaneous graftDisease patients
2018
Reproducibility of the durometer and myoton devices for skin stiffness measurement in healthy subjects
Dellalana L, Chen F, Vain A, Gandelman J, Põldemaa M, Chen H, Tkaczyk E. Reproducibility of the durometer and myoton devices for skin stiffness measurement in healthy subjects. Skin Research And Technology 2018, 25: 289-293. PMID: 30414198, PMCID: PMC6546306, DOI: 10.1111/srt.12646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterobserver intraclass correlation coefficientOverall stiffnessIntraclass correlation coefficientHealthy subjectsMinimal detectable changeSkin stiffness measurementsDisease progressionMyotonClinical assessmentTreatment efficacyDorsal forearmUpper armVolar forearmIndustrial devicesMeasure of reproducibilityBiomechanical parametersStiffness measurementSingle observerStiffness parametersSkin stiffnessDetectable changeFurther investigationForearmStiffnessCoefficient of variation