Advanced Spectral Imaging Technology for Skin Diagnostics
A special issue of Journal of Imaging (ISSN 2313-433X). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Imaging".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 247
Special Issue Editor
Interests: skin optics; spectral, autofluorescence and photoplethysmography imaging for clinical diagnostics and monitoring of skin condition
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Dear Colleagues,
Spectral imaging, or imaging of the target within defined spectral intervals, is a powerful tool for remote assessment of the target’s features, e.g., its pigment composition and distribution. Two of the most popular modalities of spectral imaging are multispectral imaging (MSI) and hyperspectral imaging (HSI). The MSI technique is based on the capture and analysis of a limited number (typically 3–10) of images, each related to a separated spectral band, while the HSI technique aims at a larger number of partially overlapping adjacent spectral band imaging in order to restore reflectance spectra of particular image pixels or pixel groups. Both techniques are well adapted for ex vivo and in vivo assessment of various human skin malformations, including skin cancers.
A number of advanced spectral imaging technologies for skin diagnostics have been proposed and successfully validated on their way to routine clinical implementation. This Special Issue intends to provide a compact overview on the recent trends in this emerging technology sector and could be beneficial to a large audience including healthcare professionals (e.g., dermatologists, cosmetologists, oncologists), researchers and engineers dealing with development and exploitation of biophotonic devices, students of optics, photonics, biology, medicine and related subjects, as well as any other interested persons.
Prof. Dr. Janis Spigulis
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Spectral imaging
- Optical remote skin assessment
- Skin malformations (including tumors)
- Biophotonic clinical technologies
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