title: The oral brush biopsy: a new reason to screen every patient for oral cancer.
abstract: Awareness about the prevention of oral cancer by both the public and the dental professional is expected to increase significantly. This article provides timely information about the computer-assisted analysis of an oral brush biopsy, a practical and accurate aid to oral cancer screening.
authors.affiliation: OralScan Laboratories, Two Executive Boulevard, Suite 102, Suffern, NY 10901-4164, USA.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eisen
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D004919:Erythroplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D016571:Neural Networks, Computer; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis