Ex vivo fluorescence confocal microscopy: the first application for real-time pathological examination of prostatic tissue.
Stefano PuliattiLaura BertoniGiacomo Maria PirolaPaola AzzoniLuigi BevilacquaAhmed EissaAhmed ElsherbinySighinolfi Maria ChiaraJohanna ChesterShaniko KaleciBernardo RoccoSalvatore MicaliIlaria BagniLuca Reggiani BonettiAntonino MaioranaJosep MalvehyCaterina LongoRodolfo MontironiGiampaolo BianchiGiovanni PellacaniPublished in: BJU international (2019)
FCM seems to be a promising tool for enhanced specimens' reporting performance, given its simple application and very rapid microscopic image generation (<5 min/specimen). This technique may potentially be used for intraoperative pathological specimens' analysis.