Structural validation of oral mucosal tissue using optical coherence tomography

Head & Neck Oncology

Table 2 Common descriptive features between OCT and pathology from oral tissue agreed by two observers

	No.	No.	No.
Keratin cell layer	OCT	Pathology	Total
Clearly seen	62	66	128
Not seen	16	12	28
Total	78	78	156
Basement membrane	OCT	Pathology	Total
Clearly identified	70	68	138
Not identified	8	10	18
Total	78	78	156
Blood vessel in the lamina propria	OCT	Pathology	Total
Clearly seen	17	22	39
Not seen	61	56	117
Total	78	78	156
Tongue papilla	OCT	Pathology	Total
Clearly seen	14	16	30
Not seen	16	14	30
Total	30	30	60
Epithelium boundary	OCT	Pathology	Total
Clearly seen	69	70	139
Not seen	9	8	17
Total	78	78	156
Salivary gland duct	OCT	Pathology	Total
Clearly seen	6	10	16
Not seen	72	68	140
Total	78	78	156
Rete ridges	OCT	Pathology	Total
Clearly seen	55	62	117
Not seen	23	16	39
Total	78	78	156