Morphometric Optical Imaging of Microporated Nail Tissue: An Investigation of Intermethod Agreement, Reliability, and Technical Limitations
Background and Objectives While optical imaging is a useful technique to quantitate morphological differences and treatment effects, comparative investigations of the various techniques are lacking. This study aimed at evaluating intermethod agreement, reliability, and technical limitations of wide‐field microscopy (WFM), reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM), and optical coherence tomography (OCT) for morphometry by assessing fractionally ablated nail tissue. Study Design/Materials and Methods Fifty healthy nail clippings were processed with a fractionated CO 2 ‐laser (20 mJ/microbeam, density 15%), measured with calipers, and imaged using WFM, OCT, and RCM. Images were assessed for nail plate thickness, micropore dimensions, degree ...
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