Table 1 The various diagnostic modalities for oral cancer detection.
From: Exciting new advances in oral cancer diagnosis: avenues to early detection
Visual examination |
Excision biopsy and Histopathology |
Oral brush biopsy (OralCDx) |
Toluidine blue |
Light-based detection systems |
Chemiluminescence (ViziLite Plus; Microlux/DL, Orascoptic-DK) |
Tissue fluorescence imaging (VELscope) |
Tissue fluorescence spectroscopy |
Biomarkers |
DNA-analysis |
Laser capture microdissection |