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Review

High-Frequency Ultrasonography in Hair and Nail Disorders—How It May Be Helpful

by
Adriana Polańska
*,
Dominik Mikiel
,
Marta Szymoniak-Lipska
,
Barbara Olszewska
and
Aleksandra Dańczak-Pazdrowska
Department of Dermatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60355 Poznan, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Diagnostics 2025, 15(3), 332; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15030332
Submission received: 15 December 2024 / Revised: 21 January 2025 / Accepted: 22 January 2025 / Published: 30 January 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emerging Role of Ultrasound Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of Skin Diseases)
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Abstract

Ultrasonography is a recognized method of tissue visualization in medicine, which is based on the use of mechanical waves (ultrasound). Its application in dermatology requires the use of higher frequencies, hence the use of high-frequency ultrasonography (HFUS) is recommended. HFUS has gained approval in many areas of dermatology, including imaging of skin appendages [nail unit (NU) and hair follicles]. The analysis of the changing echogenicity of structures under the influence of inflammatory and neoplastic processes is used to assess the extent of the disease, treatment planning as well as in monitoring therapeutic effects. The aim of our work is to present the possibilities of visualizing NUs and scalps with the use of HFUS.
Keywords: HFUS; high-frequency ultrasonography; skin appendages; nail unit; cicatrical alopecia; alopecia areata; ultrasonogrpahy of the psoriatic nails HFUS; high-frequency ultrasonography; skin appendages; nail unit; cicatrical alopecia; alopecia areata; ultrasonogrpahy of the psoriatic nails

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Polańska, A.; Mikiel, D.; Szymoniak-Lipska, M.; Olszewska, B.; Dańczak-Pazdrowska, A. High-Frequency Ultrasonography in Hair and Nail Disorders—How It May Be Helpful. Diagnostics 2025, 15, 332. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15030332

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Polańska A, Mikiel D, Szymoniak-Lipska M, Olszewska B, Dańczak-Pazdrowska A. High-Frequency Ultrasonography in Hair and Nail Disorders—How It May Be Helpful. Diagnostics. 2025; 15(3):332. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15030332

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Polańska, Adriana, Dominik Mikiel, Marta Szymoniak-Lipska, Barbara Olszewska, and Aleksandra Dańczak-Pazdrowska. 2025. "High-Frequency Ultrasonography in Hair and Nail Disorders—How It May Be Helpful" Diagnostics 15, no. 3: 332. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15030332

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Polańska, A., Mikiel, D., Szymoniak-Lipska, M., Olszewska, B., & Dańczak-Pazdrowska, A. (2025). High-Frequency Ultrasonography in Hair and Nail Disorders—How It May Be Helpful. Diagnostics, 15(3), 332. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15030332

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