title: In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy imaging of melanocytic skin lesions: consensus terminology glossary and illustrative images.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) has been used for over 10 years for in vivo skin imaging. However, to date no standard RCM terminology has been published.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To establish a glossary of terms for RCM evaluation of melanocytic lesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prominent RCM researchers were presented with RCM images of melanocytic lesions. Reviewers evaluated RCM images for image quality, lesion architecture, and cellular details. Reviewers could utilize published descriptors or contribute unpublished terminology to describe lesion attributes. An online meeting was conducted to reach consensus that integrates and defines existing and new RCM descriptive terms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We present a glossary with descriptors of image quality, normal skin morphology, lesion architecture, and cellular details for RCM evaluation of melanocytic lesions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Usefulness of the glossary in RCM diagnosis of melanocytic lesions needs to be assessed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Standardization of terminology is important toward implementation of RCM in the clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10022, USA.
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authors.forename: Cristiane
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mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D009626:Terminology as Topic