Title:Bringing Light into the Diagnosis of Skin Disorders - Short Review on Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography in Dermatology
Volume: 10
Author(s): L. Ghervase, E.M. Carstea, E. Borisova and A.M. Forsea
Affiliation:
Keywords:
Combined optical techniques, fluorescence spectroscopy, melanoma, fluorophores, optical coherence tomography,
skin diseases.
Abstract: The study of optospectral techniques for the non-invasive, in vivo diagnosis of skin diseases
has intensified in the last years. Optical diagnosis methods have already started to prove their ability to
reveal specific skin functions and to identify skin lesions and their various stages, allowing for the early
diagnosis of skin diseases and monitoring of their treatments. At the moment, these techniques have great
inter and intra-patient variations, which could be overcome by the use of combined optical techniques, assuring greater
accuracy and complementary information, and thus, entering the mainstream of medical practice. After a brief review
concerning light-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (LIFS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) methods, the article
intends to present the benefits of applying a combination of both methods for improved diagnostic accuracy in the case of
both benign and malignant disorders of the skin.
