Quantification of structural and microvascular changes for diagnosing early-stage oral cancer

Ping Hsien Chen, Yu Ju Chen, Yi Fen Chen, Yi Chen Yeh, Kuo Wei Chang, Ming Chih Hou, Wen Chuan Kuo*

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Abstract

Changes in mucosal microvascular networks, called intraepithelial papillary capillary loops (IPCL), are an important key factor for diagnosing early-stage oral cancer in vivo. Nevertheless, there are a lack of tools to quantify these changes objectively. This is the first study to quantify the IPCL changes in vivo to differentiate benign or malignant oral lesions by the optical coherence tomography (OCT) technique. K14-EGFP-miR-211-GFP transgenic mice were inducted by 4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide to produce oral carcinogenesis in different stages, including normal, premalignancy and cancer. The results showed significant differentiation between benign or malignant lesions by OCT quantitative parameters, including epithelial thickness, IPCL density, radius and tortuosity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1244-1256
Number of pages13
JournalBiomedical Optics Express
Volume11
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2020

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