Reflectance confocal microscopy: Principles, basic terminology, clinical indications, limitations, and practical considerations.
basic terminology
billing
logistics
optical principles
presurgical planning
reflectance confocal microscopy
specificity and sensitivity
tumor recurrence surveillance
Journal
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
ISSN: 1097-6787
Titre abrégé: J Am Acad Dermatol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7907132
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2021
Jan 2021
Historique:
received:
25
02
2020
revised:
09
05
2020
accepted:
12
05
2020
pubmed:
20
6
2020
medline:
27
5
2021
entrez:
20
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a noninvasive imaging tool used for in vivo visualization of the skin. It has been extensively studied for use in the evaluation of equivocal cutaneous neoplasms to decrease the number of biopsy procedures in patients with benign lesions. Furthermore, its applications are broadening to include presurgical cancer margin mapping, tumor recurrence surveillance, monitoring of ablative and noninvasive therapies, and stratification of inflammatory disorders. With the approval of category I Current Procedural Terminology reimbursement codes for RCM image acquisition and interpretation, use of this technology has been increasingly adopted by dermatologists. The first article in this 2-part continuing medical education series highlights basic terminology, principles, clinical applications, limitations, and practical considerations in the clinical use of RCM technology.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32553679
pii: S0190-9622(20)31096-3
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.05.153
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1-14Informations de copyright
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