OCT imaging of skin cancer and other dermatological diseases.

J Biophotonics

Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Roskilde Hospital, Koegevej 7-13, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark.

Published: July 2009

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides clinicians and researchers with micrometer-resolution, in vivo, cross-sectional images of human skin up to several millimeter depth. This review of OCT imaging applied within dermatology covers the application of OCT to normal skin, and reports on a large number of applications in the fields of non-melanoma skin cancer, malignant melanomas, psoriasis and dermatitis, infestations, bullous skin diseases, tattoos, nails, haemangiomas, and other skin diseases.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbio.200910020DOI Listing

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