Impregnation of healthy nail tissue with optical clearing agents for improved optical coherence tomography imaging.
Vinzent Kevin OrtnerVictor Desmond MandelMerete HaedersdalPeter Alshede PhilipsenPublished in: Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) (2020)
The use of an emollient for OCT imaging can enhance nail tissue visualization without significant effects on caliper measurements. Hydration of nails, in contrast with emollient-impregnation, may lead to disagreement between caliper- and OCT-measured nail thickness and should be practiced cautiously.