Near Real Time Confocal Microscopy of Amelanotic Tissue: Dynamics of Aceto-Whitening Enable Nuclear Segmentation
- 17 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Express
- Vol. 6 (2) , 40-48
- https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.6.000040
Abstract
High resolution, in vivo confocal imaging of amelanotic epithelial tissue may offer a clinically useful adjunct to standard histopathologic techniques. Application of acetic acid has been shown to enhance contrast in confocal images of these tissues. In this study, we record the time course of aceto-whitening at the cellular level and determine whether the contrast provided enables quantitative feature analysis. Confocal images and videos of cervical specimens were obtained throughout the epithelium before, during and post-acetic acid after the application of 6% acetic acid. Aceto-whitening occurs within seconds after the application. The confocal imaging system resolved sub-cellular detail throughout the entire epithelial thickness and provided sufficient contrast to enable quantitative feature analysis.Keywords
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