Advances in Imaging Diagnosis of Dermatology

A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Imaging and Theranostics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 659

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Interests: dermato-oncology; melanoma; non-melanoma skin cancer; noninvasive skin imaging; artificial intelligence; pediatric dermatology; translational dermo-research; photobiology
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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the most used techniques in dermatologic imaging to illustrate the specific technical properties and their peculiar advantages to be found not only in the field of non-invasive diagnostics, but also in the follow-up and treatment monitoring. This issue aims to cover the most employed tools ranging from dermoscopy, reflectance confocal microscopy, and optical coherence tomography to the most recently introduced tools, such as skin ultrasound, like line-field confocal optical coherence tomography, high-resolution dermoscopy, ultra high-resolution ultrasound, and fluorescence dermoscopy. For each technique, all the clinical conditions in which a useful application is found will be described.

Prof. Dr. Linda Tognetti
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Keywords

  • high-resolution imaging
  • non-invasive diagnosis
  • LC-OCT
  • RCM
  • OCT
  • US

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Preoperative Tunnel Measurement in Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Comparison of Palpation and Ultrasound
by Aslı Tatlıparmak, Murat Doğan and Zafer Türkoğlu
Diagnostics 2025, 15(11), 1442; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15111442 - 5 Jun 2025
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Background/Objectives: The accurate measurement of tunnel lengths in hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is critical for surgical planning. This study aimed to evaluate the agreement between palpation and high-frequency ultrasound (USG) for assessing tunnel lengths in HS patients. Methods: This prospective study included [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: The accurate measurement of tunnel lengths in hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is critical for surgical planning. This study aimed to evaluate the agreement between palpation and high-frequency ultrasound (USG) for assessing tunnel lengths in HS patients. Methods: This prospective study included patients who underwent the surgical excision of tunnels between May 2024 and July 2024 at a referral dermatology clinic. Tunnel lengths were measured preoperatively using palpation and USG. Clinical and demographic data, including lesion localization and disease severity, were prospectively recorded and analyzed. Results: This study analyzed 121 lesions from patients undergoing surgical excision for HS. Tunnel lengths measured by palpation had a median of 30 mm [IQR 18–40], while USG measurements had a median of 36 mm [IQR 24–51.5], with USG identifying tunnels 10.3 mm longer on average (95% CI: 8.2–12.3). Axillary lesions were most frequent (53.7%), followed by inguinal (32.2%) and sacral regions (6.6%). Most lesions were classified as Hurley stage 2 (59.5%) and stage 3 (37.2%), with a median IHS4 score of 8 [IQR 7–11]. Conclusions: High-frequency USG offers greater precision than palpation in measuring tunnel lengths, indicating its potential to enhance disease assessments in HS. Full article
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