Confocal microscopy of skin cancers: Translational advances toward clinical utility Conference Paper
| Author: | Rajadhyaksha, M. |
| Title: | Confocal microscopy of skin cancers: Translational advances toward clinical utility |
| Conference Title: | 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society |
| Abstract: | Recent advances in translational research in and technology for confocal microscopy of skin cancers, toward clinical applications, are described. Advances in translational research are in diagnosis of melanoma in vivo, pre-operative mapping of lentigo maligna melanoma margins to guide surgery and intra-operative imaging of residual basal cell carcinomas to guide shave-biopsy. Advances in technology include mosaicing microscopy for detection of basal cell carcinomas in large areas of excised tissue, toward rapid pathology-at-the-bedside, and development of small, simple and low-cost line-scanning confocal microscopes for worldwide use in diverse primary healthcare settings. Current limitations and future opportunities and challenges for both clinicians and technologists are discussed. |
| Keywords: | methodology; sensitivity and specificity; ultraviolet radiation; reproducibility; reproducibility of results; melanoma; dermoscopy; confocal microscopy; microscopy, confocal; skin neoplasms; malignant lentigo; hutchinson's melanotic freckle; pathology; algorithms; biopsy; epiluminescence microscopy; skin tumor; algorithm; instrumentation; equipment design; ultraviolet rays; dermatology |
| Journal Title | IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference Proceedings |
| Volume: | 2009 |
| Conference Dates: | 2009 Sep 3-6 |
| Conference Location: | Minneapolis, MN |
| ISBN: | 1557-170X |
| Publisher: | IEEE |
| Date Published: | 2009-11-13 |
| Start Page: | 3231 |
| End Page: | 3233 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 19964286 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC4040219 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333600 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 30 November 2010" - "Source: Scopus" |
