Baltimore, Maryland 21228 Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in United States, with approximately 1,000,000 new cases annually.
Skin cancer is a disease in which malignant cells are found in the outer layer of the skin.
Like most other cancers, skin cancer is best treated when it is diagnosed early. Spectroscopic methods for skin tissue diagnostics is based on the optical properties of the tissue sample and a change of wavelength. Compared to the traditional biopsy, optical methods are non-invasive, safe, and low cost. Spectroscopic diagnostic techniques can be used to study the optical properties of malignant skin tumors. The experimental study is based on images of skin tumors with different incident wavelengths.