Using optical coherence tomography to evaluate skin sun damage and precancer

• Published in: Lasers in surgery and medicine Vol. 39; no. 9; pp. 687 - 695
• Main Authors: Korde, Vrushali R., Bonnema, Garret T., Xu, Wei, Krishnamurthy, Chetankumar, Ranger-Moore, James, Saboda, Kathylynn, Slayton, Lisa D., Salasche, Stuart J., Warneke, James A., Alberts, David S., Barton, Jennifer K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.10.2007
• Subjects: actinic keratosis; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biopsy; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; image processing; imaging; Keratosis - diagnosis; Middle Aged; Precancerous Conditions - diagnosis; Sensitivity and Specificity; Skin - radiation effects; skin cancer; Sunlight; Tomography, Optical Coherence - methods; Ultraviolet Rays - adverse effects

Background and Objectives Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a depth resolved imaging modality that may aid in identifying sun damaged skin and the precancerous condition actinic keratosis (AK). Study Design/Materials and Methods OCT images were acquired of 112 patients at 2 sun protected and 2 s...