TY - JOUR
T1 - In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy imaging of melanocytic skin lesions
T2 - Consensus terminology glossary and illustrative images
AU - Scope, Alon
AU - Benvenuto-Andrade, Cristiane
AU - Agero, Anna Liza C.
AU - Malvehy, Josep
AU - Puig, Susana
AU - Rajadhyaksha, Milind
AU - Busam, Klaus J.
AU - Marra, Diego E.
AU - Torres, Abel
AU - Propperova, Iva
AU - Langley, Richard G.
AU - Marghoob, Ashfaq A.
AU - Pellacani, Giovanni
AU - Seidenari, Stefania
AU - Halpern, Allan C.
AU - Gonzalez, Salvador
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - Background: Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) has been used for over 10 years for in vivo skin imaging. However, to date no standard RCM terminology has been published. Objective: To establish a glossary of terms for RCM evaluation of melanocytic lesions. Methods: Prominent RCM researchers were presented with RCM images of melanocytic lesions. Reviewers evaluated RCM images for image quality, lesion architecture, and cellular details. Reviewers could utilize published descriptors or contribute unpublished terminology to describe lesion attributes. An online meeting was conducted to reach consensus that integrates and defines existing and new RCM descriptive terms. Results: We present a glossary with descriptors of image quality, normal skin morphology, lesion architecture, and cellular details for RCM evaluation of melanocytic lesions. Limitations: Usefulness of the glossary in RCM diagnosis of melanocytic lesions needs to be assessed. Conclusion: Standardization of terminology is important toward implementation of RCM in the clinical setting.
AB - Background: Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) has been used for over 10 years for in vivo skin imaging. However, to date no standard RCM terminology has been published. Objective: To establish a glossary of terms for RCM evaluation of melanocytic lesions. Methods: Prominent RCM researchers were presented with RCM images of melanocytic lesions. Reviewers evaluated RCM images for image quality, lesion architecture, and cellular details. Reviewers could utilize published descriptors or contribute unpublished terminology to describe lesion attributes. An online meeting was conducted to reach consensus that integrates and defines existing and new RCM descriptive terms. Results: We present a glossary with descriptors of image quality, normal skin morphology, lesion architecture, and cellular details for RCM evaluation of melanocytic lesions. Limitations: Usefulness of the glossary in RCM diagnosis of melanocytic lesions needs to be assessed. Conclusion: Standardization of terminology is important toward implementation of RCM in the clinical setting.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.05.044
DO - 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.05.044
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C2 - 17630045
AN - SCOPUS:34548525899
SN - 0190-9622
VL - 57
SP - 644
EP - 658
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
IS - 4
ER -