title: Snapshot RGB mapping of skin melanin and hemoglobin.
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
authors.forename: Janis
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spigulis
authors.forename: Ilze
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oshina
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000379:methods*; D046169:Dermoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008543:Melanins / Q000378:metabolism*; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006454:Hemoglobins; D008543:Melanins