TY - JOUR
T1 - Reflectance confocal microscopy
T2 - Principles, basic terminology, clinical indications, limitations, and practical considerations
AU - Shahriari, Neda
AU - Grant-Kels, Jane M.
AU - Rabinovitz, Harold
AU - Oliviero, Margaret
AU - Scope, Alon
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by the Israel Science Foundation ( ISF-1546-16 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc.
PY - 2021/1
Y1 - 2021/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - basic terminology
KW - billing
KW - logistics
KW - optical principles
KW - presurgical planning
KW - reflectance confocal microscopy
KW - specificity and sensitivity
KW - tumor recurrence surveillance
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.05.153
DO - 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.05.153
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32553679
AN - SCOPUS:85097247540
SN - 0190-9622
VL - 84
SP - 1
EP - 14
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
IS - 1
ER -