Non-invasive diagnosing malignant melanoma by multi-spectral optical Nevoscope

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

12-1-2006

Abstract

Malignant melanoma is one of the most fatal forms of skin cancer. There are two significant signs indicating malignancy of a melanoma, that is, abnormal melanin distribution in dormis layer and a peripheral blood net. We developed a multi-spectral optical Nevoscope aimed to diagnosing malignant melanoma non-invasively. An algorithm is proposed to reconstruct the melanoma in terms of Nevoscope geometry. The algorithm has been verified on an optical tumor model at 580 nm and 800nm. The reconstructed melanoma is consistent with the tumor model which suggests a great potential of using Nevoscope to investigate malignant melanoma. © 2006 IEEE.

Identifier

34047190423 (Scopus)

ISBN

[1424400325, 9781424400324]

Publication Title

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Proceedings

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260352

ISSN

05891019

PubMed ID

17946192

First Page

3636

Last Page

3639

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