epiluminescence microscopy

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Introduction

A form of light microscopy in which a glass slide covering mineral oil on the surface of a skin lesion is projected onto a television screen. Low power (50-100X) images are obtained.

This technique is used to determine malignancy of pigmented lesions.

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999