Whole-body Dermoscopic Imaging in the Visible and Infrared Spectral Ranges (Project. No.: LU-BA-PA-2024/1-0006)

Marta Lange

doi:10.5281/zenodo.14234529

Published November 28, 2024 | Version 1

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Whole-body Dermoscopic Imaging in the Visible and Infrared Spectral Ranges (Project. No.: LU-BA-PA-2024/1-0006)

Marta Lange¹

1. University of Latvia

Contributors

Project member:

Marta Lange²

Researchers:

1. orcid
2. University of Latvia

The Data Management Plan (DMP) is developed in the framework of the Recovery and Resilience Facility project "Internal and External Consolidation of the University of Latvia; (No.5.2.1.1.i.0/2/24/I/CFLA/007), grant project “Whole-body Dermoscopic Imaging in the Visible and Infrared Spectral Ranges”, No.: LU-BA-PA-2024/1-0006.

This interdisciplinary (medicine - medical engineering – biophotonics) project aims at developing an advanced diagnostic methodology for fast grouping of whole-body detected skin malformations and identifying dermal-invaded malignancies, including skin melanomas. The proposed methodology is based on combining the triple spectral line whole-body imaging at the visible spectral range with parallel imaging at a near-infrared (NIR) spectral band. A prototype equipment for such combined whole-body multispectral imaging will be developed and clinically validated on volunteers, with subsequent elaboration of diagnostic protocol for clinical implementation. At the current stage, three visible spectral line images allow detecting all patient’s skin lesions sized larger than 1 mm and mapping the content changes of main skin chromophores at each of them, with their further sorting into appropriate pathology groups. Thanks to deeper light penetration into skin, the NIR band images taken in parallel will allow immediate detection of the malignant tumors that invade the skin’s dermal layer.

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