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ArticleCancers2022

Identification of Cancerous Skin Lesions Using Vibrational Optical Coherence Tomography (VOCT): Use of VOCT in Conjunction with Machine Learning to Diagnose Skin Cancer Remotely Using Telemedicine.

Frederick H Silver, Arielle Mesica, Michael Gonzalez-Mercedes, Tanmay Deshmukh

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Article in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. AI-assisted basal cell carcinoma diagnosis with LC-OCT: A multicentric retrospective study.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Frederick H SilverDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
Arielle MesicaOptoVibronex, LLC, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA.
Michael Gonzalez-MercedesOptoVibronex, LLC, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA.
Tanmay DeshmukhOptoVibronex, LLC, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this pilot study, we used vibrational optical tomography (VOCT), along with machine learning, to evaluate the specificity and sensitivity of using light and audible sound to differentiate between normal skin and skin cancers. The results reported indicate that the use of machine learning, and the height and location of the VOCT mechanovibrational peaks, have potential for being used to noninvasively differentiate between normal skin and different cancerous lesions. VOCT data, along with machine learning, is shown to predict the differences between normal skin and different skin cancers with a sensitivity and specificity at rates between 78 and 90%. The sensitivity and specificity will be improved using a larger database and by using other AI techniques. Ultimately, VOCT data, visual inspection, and dermoscopy, in conjunction with machine learning, will be useful in telemedicine to noninvasively identify potentially malignant skin cancers in remote areas of the country where dermatologists are not readily available.

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artificial intelligencebasal cell carcinomacancerelastic modulusfibrosismachine learningmelanomaresonant frequencyskinsquamous cell carcinomastiffnessvibrational OCT

Identifiers

PMID36612151
PMCPMC9818398
OpenAlexW4313415200

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