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01-06-2007 | Original Article

In vivo confocal scanning laser microscopy in dermatology

Authors: Anca L. Branzan, Michael Landthaler, Rolf-Markus Szeimies

Published in: Lasers in Medical Science | Issue 2/2007

Abstract

The need to improve the diagnostic accuracy and sensitivity for skin tumours has led to the development of new non-invasive, in vivo techniques including ultrasound, dermoscopy, digital photography, confocal scanning laser microscopy, magnetic resonance imaging and optical coherence tomography. Of all these in vivo techniques, only confocal scanning laser microscopy allows for the examination of the epidermis and papillary dermis at a resolution approaching histological detail. This review article looks at some of the most important applications of this new technology, highlighting its qualities and limitations.

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Title: In vivo confocal scanning laser microscopy in dermatology
Authors: Anca L. Branzan
Michael Landthaler
Rolf-Markus Szeimies
Publication date: 01-06-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Lasers in Medical Science / Issue 2/2007
Print ISSN: 0268-8921
Electronic ISSN: 1435-604X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-006-0416-8

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