The oral brush biopsy: a new reason to screen every patient for oral cancer.
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.
Eisen
D
D
OralScan Laboratories, Two Executive Boulevard, Suite 102, Suffern, NY 10901-4164, USA.
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