Available medical imaging modalities for melanoma screening

Hamza Abu Owida, Muhammad Saleh Al-Ayyad, Jamal Al-Nabulsi, Nidal Turab

Abstract


The prevalence of melanoma of the skin has seen a significant rise in recent decades, constituting approximately one-third of all diagnosed cancer cases. Melanoma, the most fatal variant among cutaneous malignancies, exhibits a 4% probability of occurrence over an individual’s lifetime. The increasing incidence and mortality rates of skin cancer impose a substantial burden on healthcare resources and the economy. In recent years, several optical modalities, including dermoscopy, reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM), optical coherence tomography, multiphoton excited fluorescence imaging, and dermatofluorescence, have been extensively studied and utilized to improve the non-invasive diagnosis of skin cancer. This review article provides an analysis of the approach employed in the recently developed optical non-invasive diagnostic technologies. It explores the clinical uses of these techniques, while also examining their respective advantages and disadvantages. Furthermore, the paper explores the possibility for additional advancements in these technologies in the future.

Keywords


Dermatofluoroscopy; Dermoscopy; Melanoma screening; Optical coherence tomography; Two-photon microscopy

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DOI: http://doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v34.i1.pp245-253

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Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (IJEECS)
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