High‐definition optical coherence tomography enables visualization of individual cells in healthy skin: comparison to reflectance confocal microscopy
- 22 August 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Experimental Dermatology
- Vol. 21 (10), 740-744
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0625.2012.01569.x
Abstract
High-definition OCT (HD-OCT) is an innovative technique based on the principle of conventional OCT. Our objective was to test the resolution and image quality of HD-OCT in comparison with reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) of healthy skin. Firstly, images have been made of a ultra-highresolution line-pair phantome with both systems. Secondly, we investigated 21 healthy volunteers of different phototypes with HD-OCT and RCM on volar forearm and compared the generated images. HD-OCT displays also differences depending on the skin phototype and anatomical site. The 3-lm lateral resolution of the HD-OCT could be confirmed by the phantom analysis. The identification of cells in the epidermis can be made by both techniques. RCM offers the best lateral resolution, and HD-OCT has the best penetration depth, providing images of individual cells deeper within the dermis. Eccrine ducts and hair shafts with pilosebaceous units can be observed depending on skin site. HD-OCT provides morphological imaging with sufficient resolution and penetration depth to permit visualization of individual cells at up to 570 lm in depth offering the possibility of additional structural information complementary to that of RCM. HD-OCT further has the possibility for rapid threedimensional imaging. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S Experimental Dermatology.SCOPUS: ar.jFLWINinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publisheKeywords
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