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Speckle-variance optical coherence tomography: a novel approach to skin cancer characterization using vascular patterns

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LA7w10290r

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Speckle-variance optical coherence tomography: a novel approach to skin cancer characterization using vascular patterns

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Markowitz, Orit; Schwartz, Michelle; Minhas, Sumeet; Siegel, Daniel M

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Non-invasive imaging devices are currently being utilized in research and clinical settings to help visualize, characterize, anddiagnose cancers of the skin. Speckle-variance optical coherence tomography (svOCT) is one such technology that offers considerable promise for non-invasive, real time detection of skin cancers given its added ability to show changes in microvasculature. We present four early lesions of the face namely sebaceous hyperplasia, basal cell skin cancer, pigmented actinic keratosis, and malignant melanoma in situ that each display different important identification markers on svOCT. Up until now, svOCT has mainly been evaluated for lesion diagnosis using transversal (vertical) sections. Our preliminary svOCT findings use dynamic en face (horizontal) visualization to differentiate lesions based on their specific vascular organizations. These observed patterns further elucidate the potential of this imaging device to become a powerful tool in patient disease assessment.

Date of Publication

2016

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Dermatology Online Journal

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22/4

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Markowitz, Orit; Schwartz, Michelle; Minhas, Sumeet; Siegel, Daniel M

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[Article]

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