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Optical Coherence Tomography in Nail Research and Diagnosis

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Abstract

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive and in vivo real-time diagnostic approach that allows for the visualization of skin architecture and cutaneous blood vessels. OCT provides a quick and useful diagnostic imaging technique for a number of nail disorders including psoriasis, glomus tumors, and subungual myxoid cysts and is a valuable addition to other noninvasive imaging tools such as dermoscopy and high-frequency ultrasound.

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Abbreviations

OCT:

Optical coherence tomography

DLSO:

Distal lateral subungual onychomycosis

D-OCT:

Dynamic optical coherence tomography

MC:

Myxoid cysts

NAPSI:

Nail Psoriasis Severity Index

US:

Ultrasonography

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  1. Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Ali Rajabi-Estarabadi, Natalie M. Williams & Antonella Tosti

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    Robert L. Baran

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Rajabi-Estarabadi, A., Williams, N.M., Tosti, A. (2021). Optical Coherence Tomography in Nail Research and Diagnosis. In: Baran, R.L. (eds) Advances in Nail Disease and Management. Updates in Clinical Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59997-3_16

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