High frequency ultrasound to assess skin thickness in healthy adults.

Significant differences in skin thickness were seen for the PVF, PDF and deltoid region for gender, and BMI. Age only influenced the skin thickness at deltoid region. A needle length of 1.0mm is best option for intradermal injection at the dorsal forearm (NCT02363465).

Van Mulder TJS., de Koeijer M., Theeten H., Willems D., Van Damme P., Demolder M., De Meyer G., Beyers KCL., Vankerckhoven V.

Vaccine, 2017, 35, 1810-1815.
doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.07.039

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