Snapshot RGB mapping of skin melanin and hemoglobin

J Biomed Opt. 2015 May;20(5):50503. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.20.5.050503.

Abstract

The concept of snapshot red-green-blue (RGB) multispectral imaging was applied for skin chromophore mapping. Three monochromatic spectral images have been extracted from a single RGB image dataset at simultaneous illumination of skin by 473-, 532-, and 659-nm laser lines. The spectral images were further transformed into distribution maps of skin melanin, oxyhemoglobin, and deoxyhemoglobin, related to pigmented and vascular skin malformations. The performance and clinical potential of the proposed technique are discussed

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Colorimetry / methods*
  • Dermoscopy / methods
  • Hemoglobins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Melanins / metabolism*
  • Molecular Imaging / methods*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Skin / metabolism*
  • Skin Diseases / diagnosis
  • Skin Diseases / metabolism*
  • Tissue Distribution

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Hemoglobins
  • Melanins