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Deep learning on basal cell carcinoma in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy data

Extended skin malignancies of the head and neck region are among the most common cancer types and are associated with numerous diagnostic and therapeutical problems. The radical resection of skin cancer in the facial area often leads to severe functional and aesthetic impairment, and precise margin...

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Main Authors: Shavlokhova, Veronika (Author) , Vollmer, Michael (Author) , Gholam, Patrick (Author) , Saravi, Babak Ebrahimzadeh (Author) , Vollmer, Andreas (Author) , Hoffmann, Jürgen (Author) , Engel, Michael (Author) , Freudlsperger, Christian (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 8 September 2022
In: Journal of Personalized Medicine
Year: 2022, Volume: 12, Issue: 9, Pages: 1-13
ISSN:2075-4426
DOI:10.3390/jpm12091471
Online Access:Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12091471
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Author Notes:Veronika Shavlokhova, Michael Vollmer, Patrick Gholam, Babak Saravi, Andreas Vollmer, Jürgen Hoffmann, Michael Engel and Christian Freudlsperger
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Summary:Extended skin malignancies of the head and neck region are among the most common cancer types and are associated with numerous diagnostic and therapeutical problems. The radical resection of skin cancer in the facial area often leads to severe functional and aesthetic impairment, and precise margin assessments can avoid the extensive safety margins. On the other hand, the complete removal of the cancer is essential to minimize the risk of recurrence. Reliable intraoperative assessments of the wound margins could overcome this discrepancy between minimal invasiveness and safety distance in the head and neck region. With the help of reflectance confocal laser microscopy (RCM), cells can be visualized in high resolution intraoperatively. The combination with deep learning and automated algorithms allows an investigator independent and objective interpretation of specific confocal imaging data. Therefore, we aimed to apply a deep learning algorithm to detect malignant areas in images obtained via in vivo confocal microscopy. We investigated basal cell carcinoma (BCC), as one of the most common entities with well-described in vivo RCM diagnostic criteria, within a preliminary feasibility study.
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ISSN:2075-4426
DOI:10.3390/jpm12091471

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