Table 3 Common descriptive features between OCT and histology from normal resection oral tissue agreed by two observers.
From: Structural validation of oral mucosal tissue using optical coherence tomography
No. | No. | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
Keratin cell layer | OCT | Histology | Total |
Clearly seen | 30 | 30 | 60 |
Not seen | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 30 | 30 | 60 |
Basement membrane | OCT | Histology | Total |
Clearly identified | 30 | 30 | 60 |
Not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 30 | 30 | 60 |
Blood vessel in the lamina properia | OCT | Histology | Total |
Clearly seen | 12 | 15 | 27 |
Not seen | 18 | 15 | 33 |
Total | 30 | 30 | 60 |
Tongue papilla | OCT | Histology | Total |
Clearly seen | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Not seen | 20 | 20 | 40 |
Total | 30 | 30 | 60 |
Epithelium boundary | OCT | Histology | Total |
Clearly seen | 30 | 30 | 60 |
Not seen | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 30 | 30 | 60 |
Salivary gland duct | OCT | Histology | Total |
Clearly seen | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Not seen | 24 | 23 | 47 |
Total | 30 | 30 | 60 |
Rete ridges | OCT | Histology | Total |
Clearly seen | 22 | 25 | 47 |
Not seen | 8 | 5 | 13 |
Total | 30 | 30 | 60 |