Open AccessConfocal laser scanning microscopy in vivo for diagnosing melanocytic skin neoplasms
Author(s) -
А. А. Кубанова,
В. В. Чикин,
YU. YU. Shtirshneider,
О Р Катунина
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
vestnik dermatologii i venerologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2313-6294
pISSN - 0042-4609
DOI - 10.25208/0042-4609-2014-90-3-85-94
Subject(s) - confocal laser scanning microscopy , melanoma , medicine , laser microscopy , in vivo , confocal microscopy , confocal , pathology , dermatology , integument , dermatoscopy , microscopy , biomedical engineering , biology , anatomy , optics , cancer research , microbiology and biotechnology , physics
The authors discuss the use of confocal laser scanning microscopy in vivo (CLSM) for diagnosing melanocytic skin neoplasms and its value for early diagnostics of melanoma. CLSM is an innovation noninvasive visual examination method for real-time multiple and painless examinations of the patient’s skin without injuring the skin integument. The method ensures early diagnostics of skin melanomas with high sensitivity and specificity, which makes it possible to use CLSM for screening melanocytic skin neoplasms for the sake of the early onset of treatment to save patient life and health.