Line-field Confocal Optical Coherence Tomography (LC-OCT) for Monitoring Tumor Clearance in Basal Cell Carcinoma After Cryotherapy

Chiara Battilotti; Luca Ambrosio; Giovanni Di Lella; Iris Zalaudek; Giovanni Pellacani; Claudio Conforti

doi:10.5826/dpc.1601a5895

Line-field Confocal Optical Coherence Tomography (LC-OCT) for Monitoring Tumor Clearance in Basal Cell Carcinoma After Cryotherapy

Authors

Chiara Battilotti Dermatology Clinic, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Luca Ambrosio Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata, IDI-IRCCS, Dermatological Research Hospital, Rome, Italy
Giovanni Di Lella Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata, IDI-IRCCS, Dermatological Research Hospital, Rome, Italy
Iris Zalaudek Dermatology Clinic, Maggiore Hospital, Piazza Ospitale 1, Trieste, Italy
Giovanni Pellacani Dermatology Clinic, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Claudio Conforti Department of Life Science, Health, and Health Professions, Link University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Keywords:

LC-OCT, non-invasive imaging, basal cell carcinoma, Cryotherapy

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