Direct Measurement of the Skin Topography by UV-Light Video Camera - Visioscan® VC 98
Special UV-A light video camera with high resolution has been developed especially to study the skin surface directly. The images show the structure of the skin and the level of dryness very impressively. With the foils Corneofix. F 20 and Sebufix. F 16 desquamation and sebum production can be evaluated. With its multi functional software, the Visioscan® VC 98 is a very unique flexible system to characterize skin surface condition easily, accurately and very economically.

Unique Description of The Skin Topography directly from Skin
Fields of Application
There are numerous fields of applications. Besides efficacy testing and claim support for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, detergents and objective clinical diagnosis in dermatology, there are also applications in occupational medicine, medical consultancy and many more fields.

Description
The camera features a high resolution b/w video sensor and a ring shaped UV-A light source (completely harmless to the skin) for uniform illumination of the skin.
With its special light it brings out a very sharp, non glossy image.

The Software
The camera can be connected to the computer directly via EPP-port. In addition to the image processing function, special software permits the calculation of a variety of skin surface parameters:
SELS (Surface Evaluation of the Living Skin) This evaluation method was developed by the Institute for Experimental Dermatology, Prof. Tronnier, University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany.
The grey level distribution of the image is used to evaluate – within one second - four clinical parameters to quantitatively and qualitatively describe the skin surface as an index: Skin smoothness, Skin roughness, Scaliness, Wrinkles.
Thus before and after treatment comparisons of the same skin site enable a comparison of trends in skin condition. The software offers many more interesting functions. Hair measurements (e.g. hair length after shaving) can be easily done.

Desquamation Measurement
Especially desquamation on skin and scalp appears impressively as it becomes fluorescent under the UV-A light. It can be evaluated directly on the skin or taken with the special foil Corneofix®.

Sebum Production
Evaluation of the sebum production with the special foil Sebufix®
All results can be stored and printed out together with the images, and are automatically available for statistical purposes (e.g. Excel®). Easy and quick calibration of the system is possible at any time. A macro function allows the analysis of many images at the same time.

Technical Data
Dimensions: approx. 118 x 56 x 48 cm, weight: 250 g, Image size: 6x 8 mm, Resolution: 640 x 480 pixel on the PC screen
Light source: UV-A light (340-400 nm, peak at 375 nm), Video sensor: 1/3” CMOS chip
Power supply: EPP-port: via the computer
Technical changes may be made without previous notice