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ArticleScientific reports2025

Feasibility study of hyperspectral colposcopy as a novel tool for detecting precancerous cervical lesions.

Carlos Vega, Norberto Medina, Laura Quintana-Quintana, Raquel Leon, Himar Fabelo, Jorge Rial, Alicia Martín, Gustavo M Callico

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  6. Detection of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Using Hyperspectral Tissue Signatures.IEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine · 2025
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Carlos VegaResearch Institute for Applied Microelectronics (IUMA), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. cvega@iuma.ulpgc.es.
Norberto MedinaComplejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno Infantil (CHUIMI), Servicio Canario de Salud (SCS), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Laura Quintana-QuintanaResearch Institute for Applied Microelectronics (IUMA), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Raquel LeonResearch Institute for Applied Microelectronics (IUMA), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Himar FabeloResearch Institute for Applied Microelectronics (IUMA), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Jorge RialOPTOMIC ESPAÑA S.A, Madrid, Spain.
Alicia MartínComplejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno Infantil (CHUIMI), Servicio Canario de Salud (SCS), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Gustavo M CallicoResearch Institute for Applied Microelectronics (IUMA), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

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Agencia Canaria de Investigacion, Innovacion y Sociedad de la Información (ACIISI) of the Consejería de Economía, Conocimiento y Empleo, which is part-financed by the European Social Fund (FSE) POC 2014- 2020, Eje 3 Tema Prioritario 74 (85%)
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Abstract

Cervical cancer remains a major global health concern, with a specially alarming incidence in younger women. Traditional detection techniques such as the Pap smear and colposcopy often lack sensitivity and specificity and are highly dependent on the experience of the gynaecologist. In response, this study proposes the use of Hyperspectral Imaging, a pioneering technology that combines traditional imaging with spectroscopy to provide detailed spatial and spectral information. Over a period of six-months, our custom-designed hyperspectral colposcope was used on 62 patients. The gathered data underwent a specialized preprocessing workflow using a PCA-based strategy for unsupervised segmentation of the cervical region. This process extracted spectral signatures from various tissue types, and our subsequent statistical analysis highlighted its ability to detect differences and alterations in the cervical tissue. This offers a promising avenue for improving the precision of cervical lesion diagnosis.

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ColposcopyFeasibility StudiesPrecancerous ConditionsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsAdultCervix UteriFemaleHumansHyperspectral ImagingMiddle AgedUterine Cervical Dysplasia

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PMCPMC11700083

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