Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy in Cancer Diagnosis: Current Issues and Application Outlook

The review highlights the power and prospects of confocal laser scanning microscopy in cutaneous cancer diagnosis. This non-invasive technology allows optical skin sectioning at a varying depth with no special tissue treatment or staining. This diagnostic method is currently considered the most promising in imaging and assessment of superficial skin neoplasms. It enables a deeper investigation of skin structures at higher beam powers, which,...