Evaluation of an autofluorescence based imaging system (VELscope™) in the detection of oral potentially malignant disorders and benign keratoses

Oral Oncology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 274-277

  Awan, K H ^a   Morgan, P R ^a   Warnakulasuriya, S ^a,b,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine and Dentistry   (United Kingdom)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autofluorescence; Early detection; Oral potentially malignant disorders; Sensitivity and specificity; VELscope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE IMAGING; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ERYTHROPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATOSIS; LEUKOPLAKIA; LICHEN PLANUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH EXAMINATION; ORAL BIOPSY; ORAL POTENTIALLY MALIGNANT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; ERYTHROPLASIA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; LEUKOPLAKIA, ORAL; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79953052813     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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