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ArticleCancers2025

Diagnostic System for Early In Situ Melanoma Detection Using Acoustic Microscopy and Infrared Spectroscopic Mapping Imaging.

Georgios Th Karagiannis, Ioannis Grivas, Anastasia Tsingotjidou, Georgios Apostolidis, Eirini Tsardaka, Ioanna Dori, Kyriaki-Nefeli Poulatsidou, Ioannis Tsougos, Stefan Wesarg, Argyrios Doumas and 1 more

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Article in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Georgios Th Karagiannis"ORMYLIA" Foundation, 63071 Ormylia, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9847-6354
Ioannis GrivasLaboratory of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2280-4398
Anastasia TsingotjidouLaboratory of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6610-5847
Georgios Apostolidis"ORMYLIA" Foundation, 63071 Ormylia, Greece.
Eirini Tsardaka"ORMYLIA" Foundation, 63071 Ormylia, Greece.
Ioanna DoriLaboratory of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Kyriaki-Nefeli PoulatsidouLaboratory of Experimental Neurology and Neuroimmunology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Ioannis TsougosMedical School, University of Thessaly, 41334 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5204-5273
Stefan WesargCompetence Center Visual Healthcare Technologies of Fraunhofer IGD, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2073-6010
Argyrios DoumasRadiology-Medical Physics and Informatics Sector, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Panagiotis GeorgouliasMedical School, University of Thessaly, 41334 Larissa, Greece.

Funding

General Secretariat for Research and Technology MELANOMA LS7(52)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study proposes a novel diagnostic system for the early detection of cutaneous melanoma based on morphological and biochemical changes during tumor formation. The methods used in this system are acoustic microscopy and infrared (IR) spectroscopy. The former identifies the anatomical parameters of the developing tumor, whilst the latter identifies its biochemical features, both at the micron scale. To implement this diagnostic method, an animal model that mimics human melanoma was developed. The results of this investigation show that using high-frequency (>20 MHz) acoustic microscopy in conjunction with spectroscopic images provides useful information about distinct features of melanoma tumors' 3D structures. The structures and cytoarchitecture of the tumors were assessed using conventional histology, and their malignant nature was confirmed using histological and immumohistochemical analysis. The proposed approach may provide an invaluable tool in diagnostic dermatology, as it is noninvasive and produces highly detailed and accurate data about the early appearance and development of melanoma tumors.

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acoustic microscopyinfrared spectroscopymelanoma early detectionmicrotomographynoninvasive examinationspectroscopic mapping imaging

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PMID40805294
PMCPMC12345681

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