Novel approaches to imaging basal cell carcinoma Journal Article

   


Authors: Rossi, A. M.; Sierra, H.; Rajadhyaksha, M.; Nehal, K.
Article Title: Novel approaches to imaging basal cell carcinoma
Abstract: The gold standard of diagnosis for nonmelanoma and melanoma skin cancer has been skin biopsy with routine paraffin embedded hematoxylin and eosin histopathology. This practice is frequently carried out on suspicious lesions to rule out a malignant process. Therefore, as a result, many biopsies are done on benign lesions. Unlike other fields of medicine that rely on noninvasive imaging modalities, the use of imaging devices in dermatology has not been as robust. This has been mainly due to the limited resolution offered by imaging devices that is needed to detect malignant changes in the cutaneous layers. However, the demand for more efficient in vivo and ex vivo imaging tools to reduce the amount of biopsies have led to new areas of investigation using noninvasive modalities to augment the clinical diagnosis of skin cancer. The use of noninvasive imaging both in vivo and ex vivo has the potential to increase efficiency of diagnosis and management, decrease healthcare cost, improve clinical care and enhance patient satisfaction. © 2015 Future Medicine Ltd.
Keywords: reflectance confocal microscopy; basal cell carcinoma; mohs micrographic surgery; optical coherence tomography; nonmelanoma skin cancer; raman spectroscopy; laser ablation; noninvasive imaging; fluorescent confocal microscopy; multispectral fluorescence lifetime tomography
Journal Title: Future Oncology
Volume: 11
Issue: 22
ISSN: 1479-6694
Publisher: Future Medicine  
Date Published: 2015-01-01
Start Page: 3039
End Page: 3046
Language: English
DOI: 10.2217/fon.15.231
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 26467205
PMCID: PMC5674376
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Notes: Export Date: 2 December 2015 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Kishwer S Nehal
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  2. Milind Rajadhyaksha
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  3. Anthony Rossi
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  4. Heidy Sierra Gil
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