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Basal Cell Cancer
Investigators at University of London, Imperial College have published new data on basal cell cancer
August 5th, 2008
According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, " Fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) is a novel imaging technique that generates image contrast between different states of tissue due to differences in fluorescence decay rates. Objectives To establish whether FLIM of skin autofluorescence can provide useful contrast between basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) and surrounding uninvolved skin." " Unstained excision biopsies of 25 BCCs were imaged en face with FLIM following excitation of autofluorescence with a 355 nm pulsed ultraviolet laser. Using FLIM we were able to distinguish areas of BCC from surrounding skin in an ex vivo study. Significant reductions in mean...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-08-05)
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