Imaging of collagen deposition disorders using optical coherence tomography
Ring H. C, Mogensen M, Hussain A, Steadman N, Banzhaf C, Themstrup L, Jemec G. B.
Collagen deposition disorders such as hypertrophic scars, keloids and scleroderma can be associated with significant stigma and embarrassment. These disorders often constitute considerable impairment to quality of life, with treatment posing to be a substantial challenge. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides a non-invasive, easily applicable bedside optical imaging method for assessment of the skin. It is hypothesized that OCT imaging may be useful in assessing fibrosis to avoid additional biopsies that could potentially worsen the scarring.
(2015)
