title: Infrared Imaging Tools for Diagnostic Applications in Dermatology.
abstract: Infrared (IR) imaging is a collection of non-invasive imaging techniques that utilize the IR domain of the electromagnetic spectrum for tissue assessment. A subset of these techniques construct images using back-reflected light, while other techniques rely on detection of IR radiation emitted by the tissue as a result of its temperature. Modern IR detectors sense thermal emissions and produce a heat map of surface temperature distribution in tissues. Thus, the IR spectrum offers a variety of imaging applications particularly useful in clinical diagnostic area, ranging from high-resolution, depth-resolved visualization of tissue to temperature variation assessment. These techniques have been helpful in the diagnosis of many medical conditions including skin/breast cancer, arthritis, allergy, burns, and others. In this review, we discuss current roles of IR-imaging techniques for diagnostic applications in dermatology with an emphasis on skin cancer, allergies, blisters, burns and wounds.
authors.affiliation: Biomaterials and Advanced Drug Delivery Laboratory, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA; Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
authors.forename: Abhijit Achyut
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gurjarpadhye
authors.affiliation: Biomaterials and Advanced Drug Delivery Laboratory, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA.
authors.forename: Mansi Bharat
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Parekh
authors.affiliation: Biomaterials and Advanced Drug Delivery Laboratory, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA; Riga Technical University, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Institute of General Chemical Engineering, Rudolfs Cimdins Riga Biomaterials Innovations and Development Centre, Riga, Latvia.
authors.forename: Arita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dubnika
authors.affiliation: Biomaterials and Advanced Drug Delivery Laboratory, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA; Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
authors.forename: Jayakumar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rajadas
authors.affiliation: Biomaterials and Advanced Drug Delivery Laboratory, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA; Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inayathullah
keywords: burn wounds; digital infrared thermal imaging (DITI); infrared imaging; optical coherence tomography (OCT); skin; skin cancer; thermography