Distinguishing between benign and malignant melanocytic nevi by in vivo multiphoton microscopy.

ABSTRACT: Monitoring of atypical nevi is an important step in early detection of melanoma, a clinical imperative in preventing the disease progression. Current standard diagnosis is based on biopsy and histopathologic examination, a method that is invasive and highly dependent upon physician experience. In this work, we used a clinical multiphoton microscope to image in vivo and noninvasively melanocytic nevi at three different stages: common nevi without dysplastic changes, dysplastic nevi with structural and architectural atypia, and melanoma. We analyzed multiphoton microscopy (MPM) images corresponding to 15 lesions (five in each group) both qualitatively and quantitatively. For the qualitative analysis, we identified the morphologic features characteristic of each group. MPM images correspondin

SUBMITTER: Balu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4024350 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature