Tattoo pigment agglomerates measured in commercial ink stock products by computerised light microscopy.

Katrina Hutton CarlsenGeorg LarsenJørgen Serup

Published in: Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) (2019)

Pigment agglomerates in black tattoo ink stock products were sized larger than agglomerates in red inks. Agglomerates found directly in black inks may predispose to granuloma formation in black tattoos causing sarcoid reaction.

Keyphrases

high resolution
single molecule
high throughput
optical coherence tomography
clinical decision support