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Quantitative Visualization and Detection of Skin Cancer Using Dynamic Thermal Imaging
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Médecine
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Journal JoVE Médecine
Quantitative Visualization and Detection of Skin Cancer Using Dynamic Thermal Imaging

Quantitative Visualization and Detection of Skin Cancer Using Dynamic Thermal Imaging

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May 05, 2011

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May 05, 2011

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We demonstrated that malignant pigmented lesions with increased metabolic activity generate quantifiable amounts of heat and the measurement of the transient thermal response of the skin to a cooling excitation allows quantitative identification of melanoma and other skin cancers (vs. non-proliferative nevi) at an early stage of the disease.

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