2023
Interrater reproducibility of the Myoton and durometer devices to quantify sclerotic chronic graft-versus-host disease
Ghosh S, Baker L, Chen F, Khera Z, Vain A, Zhang K, Hood A, Smith H, Chen H, Jagasia M, Tkaczyk E. Interrater reproducibility of the Myoton and durometer devices to quantify sclerotic chronic graft-versus-host disease. Archives Of Dermatological Research 2023, 315: 2545-2554. PMID: 37227518, DOI: 10.1007/s00403-023-02626-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBronchiolitis Obliterans SyndromeChronic DiseaseGraft vs Host DiseaseHumansReproducibility of ResultsSclerosisSkinSkin DiseasesConceptsSkin sclerosisChronic graftHost diseaseAnatomic sitesAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationHematopoietic stem cell transplantationSclerotic chronic graftLong-term survivorsStem cell transplantationConfidence intervalsCGVHD treatmentSclerotic cGvHDSevere complicationsSkin scoreCurrent gold standardCell transplantationTherapeutic responseClinical reproducibilityCGVHDDorsal forearmMyotonSclerosisVolar forearmHealthy participantsMean pairwise difference
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsArmDermatologyHardnessHealthy VolunteersHumansMaterials TestingPhysiologyReproducibility of ResultsSkin Physiological PhenomenaConceptsInterobserver 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