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ArticleIndian journal of dermatology

Raman Spectroscopy: Incorporating the Chemical Dimension into Dermatological Diagnosis.

Amit Sharma, Shruti Sharma, Anna Zarrow, Robert A Schwartz, W Clark Lambert

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Article in Indian journal of dermatology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Amit SharmaDepartment of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Shruti SharmaDepartment of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Anna ZarrowDepartment of Chemistry, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Robert A SchwartzDepartment of Dermatology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
W Clark LambertDepartment of Dermatology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · USNew Jersey Institute of Technology · USUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Raman spectroscopy provides chemical analysis of tissue in vivo. By measuring the inelastic interactions of light with matter, Raman spectroscopy can determine the chemical composition of a sample. Diseases that are visually difficult to visually distinguish can be delineated based on differences in chemical composition of the affected tissue. Raman spectroscopy has successfully found spectroscopic signatures for skin cancers and differentiated those of benign skin growths. With current and on-going advances in optics and computing, inexpensive and effective Raman systems may soon be available for clinical use. Raman spectroscopy provides direct analyses of skin lesions, thereby improving both disease diagnosis and management.

Indexed as

Disease classificationnon-invasive diagnostic technologyRaman spectroscopy

Identifiers

PMID26955087
PMCPMC4763617
OpenAlexW2254610178

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