This paper presents the design and experimental outcomes of an ongoing research project aimed at the early detection of melanoma by means of a new diagnostic device. This device, based on the principles of spectrophotometry, is expected to improve upon the current diagnostic methods, which are known to carry a margin of error quantified as 10-20%. This article presents the implemented technology, in the form of two scanning prototypes, the current experimental work, and the analysis procedures leading to the development of a diagnostic model based upon the spectral representation of pigmented lesions.
Spectrophotometric technology for the early detection of cutaneous melanoma / Raposio, Edoardo; Paternich, Walter; Robello, Giacomo; Porzio, Claudia; Baldelli, Ilaria; Gatteschi, Maria Beatrice; Truini, Mauro; Santi, Pierluigi; Bozzo, Claudio; Tedeschi, Ugo. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SIMULATION: SYSTEMS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 1473-8031. - 8:4(2007), pp. 46-54.
Spectrophotometric technology for the early detection of cutaneous melanoma
RAPOSIO, Edoardo;
2007-01-01
Abstract
This paper presents the design and experimental outcomes of an ongoing research project aimed at the early detection of melanoma by means of a new diagnostic device. This device, based on the principles of spectrophotometry, is expected to improve upon the current diagnostic methods, which are known to carry a margin of error quantified as 10-20%. This article presents the implemented technology, in the form of two scanning prototypes, the current experimental work, and the analysis procedures leading to the development of a diagnostic model based upon the spectral representation of pigmented lesions.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
