Introduction to reflectance confocal microscopy and its use in clinical practice
| Autor: | Amanda Levine, Orit Markowitz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Reflectance confocal microscopy
LM lentigo maligna Noninvasive imaging medicine.medical_specialty Confocal Microscopy reflectance confocal microscopy RCM reflectance confocal microscopy Dermatology Lentigo maligna noninvasive imaging 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine melanoma lcsh:Dermatology medicine Image acquisition skin cancer integumentary system business.industry CPT current procedural terminology lcsh:RL1-803 medicine.disease Clinical Practice 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis NNT number needed to treat nonmelanoma skin cancer Radiology lentigo maligna Skin cancer innovative technology CMS US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Skin lesion Normal skin business |
| Zdroj: | JAAD Case Reports, Vol 4, Iss 10, Pp 1014-1023 (2018) JAAD Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2352-5126 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jdcr.2018.09.019 |
| Popis: | Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a novel technology that provides noninvasive, in vivo imaging of the skin at nearly histologic resolution. In 2016, the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established reimbursement codes for RCM image acquisition and for the reading and interpretation of images. The combination of RCM imaging with dermoscopy has improved the accuracy of skin cancer diagnosis while reducing the number of biopsies of benign skin lesions. With that, we are starting to see more dermatologists and dermatopathologists using RCM in clinical practice. This editorial is to serve as an introduction on RCM imaging with a focus on its usefulness in both the diagnosis and management of skin cancers. We end by briefly describing the characteristic RCM features of normal skin to serve as a building block for later cases that will explore both the benefits and drawbacks of incorporating RCM imaging for benign and malignant lesions. Key words: innovative technology, lentigo maligna, melanoma, noninvasive imaging, nonmelanoma skin cancer, reflectance confocal microscopy, skin cancer |
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