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. 2011 Jan 6;3:2. doi: 10.1186/1758-3284-3-2

Table 1.

Modern methods of oral cytology for oral squamous cell carcinoma

Classification Analytic method Markers
Cytomorphometry Conventional cytologic diagnosis Cell morphology
Computer-assisted image Cell morphology
analysis (OralCDx)

DNA analysis DNA image cytometry DNA ploidy, DNA methylation

Optical diagnosis Autofluorescence Flavin, tryptophan, elastin,

collagen (endogenous fluorophores)
Photodynamic diagnosis 5-Aminolevulinic acid
Photofrin
Immunophotodiagnosis antibody targeting EGFR