In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy of Meissner Corpuscles

In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in China

In Vivo Diagnosis of Skin Cancer through Reflectance Confocal Microscopy

In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is an FDA approved non-invasive optical imaging technique that provides high-resolution cellular images of the skin. This new technology assists the dermatologist in the early diagnosis of skin cancers, thereby reducing the number of unnecessary biopsies performed and improving the malignant to benign biopsy ratio. In 2016, this new technology was a...

In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy features of a melanoacanthoma

Efforts have been expended to evaluate the reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) features of different clinical entities in order to more thoroughly delineate benign versus malignant features. In this way, RCM can help clinicians to be more selective in regard to undertaking appropriate skin biopsies and improving their benign to malignant ratio. Herein, we report a case of a histopathologicall...

In vivo intraoral reflectance confocal microscopy of an amalgam tattoo

The majority of oral pigmentations are benign lesions such as nevi, melanotic macules, melanoacanthomas or amalgam tattoos. Conversely, mucosal melanomas are rare but often lethal; therefore, excluding oral melanomas in this setting is crucial. Reflectance confocal microscopy is a non-invasive, in vivo imaging system with cellular resolution that has been used to distinguish benign from maligna...

In vivo reflectance-mode confocal scanning laser microscopy in dermatology.

RCM offers tremendous potential for the advancement of medical research and clinical care. In research, it offers benefits both ex vivo and in vivo. Ex vivo, it can allow us to sample tissue and evaluate it noninvasively to determine what further testing--on the same exact tissue--may be helpful. In vivo RCM can be used to study normal or pathophysiologic processes in real-time noninvasively an...