title: Liquid-crystal thermography in determining the lateral extents of basal-cell carcinomas.
abstract: Liquid-crystal thermography is a rapid, noninvasive, inexpensive method for determining the lateral extents of certain cutaneous malignancies. This report describes the technique as it is applied to basal-cell carcinomas. Results indicate that it is useful for neoplasms of moderate to heavy cellular density but little help in outlining neoplasms of low cellular density like morpheaform basal-cell carcinomas.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003460:Crystallization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013817:Thermography / Q000379:methods*