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Trial reportJournal of biomedical optics2025

3D photogrammetry quantifies the size of basal cell carcinoma lesions with submillimeter accuracy: high correlation with lesion response to photodynamic therapy.

Edward V Maytin, Nathalie C Zeitouni, Abigail Updyke, Jeffrey T Negrey, Alan S Shen, Lauren E Heusinkveld, Sanjay Anand, Christine B Warren, Tayyaba Hasan, Brian W Pogue

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Trial report in Journal of biomedical optics, 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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Edward V MaytinCleveland Clinic, Department of Dermatology, Cleveland, Ohio, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3690-8382
Nathalie C ZeitouniUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine, Medical Dermatology Specialists, Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
Abigail UpdykeCleveland Clinic, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland, Ohio, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2117-8535
Jeffrey T NegreyCleveland Clinic, Clinical Research Unit, Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Alan S ShenCleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Lauren E HeusinkveldCleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Sanjay AnandCleveland Clinic, Department of Dermatology, Cleveland, Ohio, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1893-8561
Christine B WarrenCleveland Clinic, Department of Dermatology, Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Tayyaba HasanMassachusetts General Hospital, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0871-6057
Brian W PogueDartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9887-670X

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Abstract

Significance: Noninvasive imaging to accurately measure subtle changes in tumor size is underutilized when assessing therapeutic responses in the skin. During photodynamic therapy (PDT) for basal cell carcinoma (BCC), a better definition of the tumor size threshold for PDT responsiveness is needed. Aim: We aim to quantitatively demonstrate the first clinical evidence of tumor shrinkage after multiple rounds of PDT using a robust measurement and analysis approach. Approach: Tumors were monitored experimentally using a 3D camera and software system (stereo photogrammetry). A total of 122 BCC tumors in 35 patients were treated with PDT (5-ALA and blue light) in three sessions. Calculated volumes and heights were used to plot changes in tumor size. Results: In total, 70% of BCC cleared completely. Measured heights correlated with histological tumor depth; average heights were Conclusions: 3D photogrammetry can inform the selection of BCC tumors for PDT with exceptionally high spatial accuracy, dramatically better than can be quantified by a clinician.

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Basal Cell CarcinomaImaging, Three-DimensionalPhotochemotherapyPhotogrammetrySkin NeoplasmsAgedFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedPhotosensitizing AgentsSoftwareTreatment OutcomePhotosensitizing Agentsimage analysisimaging systemsphotogrammetry

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PMID41018121
PMCPMC12463384

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