OCT imaging of skin cancer and other dermatological diseases

J Biophotonics. 2009 Jul;2(6-7):442-51. doi: 10.1002/jbio.200910020.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Skin Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods*