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SUBMITTER: He J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4957150 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
He Jinping J Wang Nan N Tsurui Hiromichi H Kato Masashi M Iida Machiko M Kobayashi Takayoshi T
Scientific reports 20160722
Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers. Melanoma accounts for less than 2% of skin cancer cases but causes a large majority of skin cancer deaths. Early detection of malignant melanoma remains the key factor in saving lives. However, the melanoma diagnosis is still clinically challenging. Here, we developed a confocal photothermal microscope for noninvasive, label-free, three-dimensional imaging of melanoma. The axial resolution of confocal photothermal microscope is ~3 times higher than ...[more]