Sensors (Jun 2019)

Photoacoustic/Ultrasound/Optical Coherence Tomography Evaluation of Melanoma Lesion and Healthy Skin in a Swine Model

  • Karl Kratkiewicz,
  • Rayyan Manwar,
  • Ali Rajabi-Estarabadi,
  • Joseph Fakhoury,
  • Jurgita Meiliute,
  • Steven Daveluy,
  • Darius Mehregan,
  • Kamran (Mohammad) Avanaki

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/s19122815
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 12
p. 2815

Abstract

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The marked increase in the incidence of melanoma coupled with the rapid drop in the survival rate after metastasis has promoted the investigation into improved diagnostic methods for melanoma. High-frequency ultrasound (US), optical coherence tomography (OCT), and photoacoustic imaging (PAI) are three potential modalities that can assist a dermatologist by providing extra information beyond dermoscopic features. In this study, we imaged a swine model with spontaneous melanoma using these modalities and compared the images with images of nearby healthy skin. Histology images were used for validation.

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