SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING THE LOCATIONS OF CAPTURED CONFOCAL IMAGES OF A LESION IN SKIN TISSUE

摘要

A system is provided having a guide member with features, such as grid and axes, which spatially correlate to tissue with a lesion adjacent the guide member, and a template device upon the tissue aligned with the features having a first aperture over the guide member, and a second aperture over the tissue with the lesion. A microscope captures one or more images of the tissue via the second aperture at one or more locations each spatially correlated with a location selected or being mapped along the guide member in the first aperture. Prior to imaging and template device placement, marks are recorded along the guide member when part of a tracing sheet is positioned in a folded state over the lesion to establish spatial correlation of the features of the guide member to the lesion when in an unfolded state and positioned for use with the template device and microscope.

主权项

1. A system for mapping the locations of captured images of a lesion in tissue comprising:
a guide member having a surface with features which spatially correlate to tissue with a lesion adjacent said guide member; a template device upon the tissue aligned with said features having a first aperture located over said surface of said guide member, and a second aperture located over said tissue having at least said lesion disposed adjacent said guide member; and said microscope is operated to capture one or more images of the tissue via said second aperture at one or more locations in said tissue, in which each of said one or more locations spatially correlates with a location selected or being mapped along said guide member in said first aperture with respect to said lesion.