Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy as a potential method for nonmelanoma skin cancer margin assessment

Using Oblique Incidence Diffuse Reflectance Spectrometry Diagnosis of Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer

Early detection and treatment of skin cancer can significantly improve patient outcome. However, present standards for diagnosis require biopsy and histopathologic examinations that are relatively invasive, expensive, and difficult for patients with many early-stage lesions. Here, we show an oblique incidence diffuse reflectance spectroscopic (OIDRS) system that can be used for rapid skin cance...

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In vivo diagnosis of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer using oblique incidence diffuse reflectance spectrometry.

Early detection and treatment of skin cancer can significantly improve patient outcome. However, present standards for diagnosis require biopsy and histopathologic examinations that are relatively invasive, expensive, and difficult for patients with many early-stage lesions. Here, we show an oblique incidence diffuse reflectance spectroscopic (OIDRS) system that can be used for rapid skin cance...

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Cancer Using Oblique Incidence Diffuse Reflectance Diagnosis of Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin In Vivo

Early detection and treatment of skin cancer can significantly improve patient outcome. However, present standards for diagnosis require biopsy and histopathologic examinations that are relatively invasive, expensive, and difficult for patients with many early-stage lesions. Here, we show an oblique incidence diffuse reflectance spectroscopic (OIDRS) system that can be used for rapid skin cance...

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Quantitative Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy

In the field of biomedical optics, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) is a frequently used technique for obtaining information about the optical properties of the medium under investigation. The method utilizes spectral difference between incident and backscattered light intensity for quantifying the underlying absorption and scattering processes that affects the light-medium interaction. I...

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