How can optics be used to sense skin cancer?

D. D. Sampson; B. W. Murphy

doi:10.1117/12.623383

23 May 2005 How can optics be used to sense skin cancer? (Invited Paper)

D. D. Sampson, B. W. Murphy

Proceedings Volume 5855, 17th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623383
Event: 17th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, 2005, Bruges, Belgium

Abstract

We survey attempts to accurately diagnose skin cancer in vivo and in real time through the use of optics and automatic computation without the intervention of the clinician. Although no system has yet been shown to have such a capability, commercialization of a variety of diagnostic aids has taken place. We describe our own research into the diagnosis of malignant melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, based on the spectroscopy of diffuse white light reflectance collected with a single multimode fiber after delivery with a multimode fiber bundle. Our clinical study, which collected 82 melanomas and 277 lesions in total, highlights the complexity of this challenging application.

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D. D. Sampson and B. W. Murphy "How can optics be used to sense skin cancer? (Invited Paper)", Proc. SPIE 5855, 17th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, (23 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623383

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