Oral lichen planus and other confounding factors in narrow band imaging (NBI) during routine inspection of oral cavity for early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective pilot study

Oral lichen planus and other confounding factors in narrow band imaging (NBI) during routine inspection of oral cavity for early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective pilot study

Abstract Background Narrow Band Imaging is a noninvasive optical diagnostic tool. It allows the visualization of sub-mucosal vasculature; four patterns of shapes of submucosal capillaries can be recognized, increasingly associated with neoplastic transformation. With such characteristics, it has sho...

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Main Authors: Agostino Guida, Mariagrazia Maglione, Anna Crispo, Francesco Perri, Salvatore Villano, Ettore Pavone, Corrado Aversa, Francesco Longo, Florinda Feroce, Gerardo Botti, Franco Ionna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
Subjects:
Narrow band imaging
Oral squamous cell carcinoma
Oral potentially malignant disease
Early diagnosis
Follow-up
Oral lichen planus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-019-0762-0

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