Summary
| Title: | High Frequency Ultrasound Spectral Imaging of Congenital Multiple and Large Nevi |
| PI: | Dr. Constantinos Pitris |
| Postdocs/Students: | Charalambos Nicolaou |
| Collaborators: | Dr. G. Koulermou, MakariosHospital |
| Dr. C. Yallouros, Makarios Hopsital | |
| Dr. Froso Iakovou, Nicosia General Hospital | |
| Dr. Michael Averkiou, ATL Ultrasound | |
| Dr. Marios Polycarpou, University of Cyprus | |
| Dr. Charalambos Charalambous, University of Cyprus | |
| Funding Agencies: | Research Promotion Foundation, £ 72 400 |
| Duration: | 1/2004-9/2007 |
Abstract
High frequency ultrasound offers a non-invasive means of examining skin lesions with relatively high resolution. High frequency (>= 20 MHz) ultrasound has several applications in dermatology, such as the evaluation of tumors, scleroderma, psoriasis, contact dermatitis, burn injuries, and sun damage. However, conventional ultrasound images of the skin are not able to differentiate between normal and dysplastic tissue. These images do not fully exploit the information contained in the backscattered echoes so quantitative tissue characterization studies are necessary to provide additional information. The objective of this project is to develop, test and validate a prototype ultrasound system, hardware and software able to perform echo and spectral analysis of skin ultrasound and support the physicians at Makarios Hospital in the analysis of melanotic skin lesions by advanced computer classification methods.