Detection of Skin Cancer using Optical Method
C. Jim Elliot1, V. Aarthirani2, J. Sivasangari3, V. Umasankari4, P. Sowmiya5
1C. Jim Elliot, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research & Education, VirudhuNagar (Tamil Nadu), India.
2V. Aarthirani, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research & Education, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu), India.
3V. Umasankari, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research & Education, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu), India.
4Sowmiya P, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research & Education, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu), India.
5J. Sivasangari, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research & Education, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 10 December 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 22 December 2019 | Manuscript Published on 30 December 2019 | PP: 933-936 | Volume-9 Issue-2S2 December 2019 | Retrieval Number: B11521292S219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.B1152.1292S219
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Abstract: Skin is the one of the most important organ present in our body that does some of the important functions like protection, temperature regulation etc. Due to some conditions, skin is affected by many abnormalities. The abnormalities may be smaller or larger, which depends on the damage caused to the skin. Some abnormalities of skin are irritations, allergic reactions, swelling etc. One of the most major problems that affect the skin completely is of skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer that affects the 40% of people in all over world. It may be caused due to several factors like genetic, working in hazardous chemical areas, exposure to sun, repeated X-ray exposures etc. All of these factors affects the skin and causes skin cancer. Skin biopsy is a major technique used at present to detect all types of skin cancers. As this biopsy method is invasive, and takes more time to check the cancer tissue, we are using this optical method for detection of skin cancer. Optical imaging is the upcoming technology that plays the major role in all fields. In this method Near Infra-Red (NIR) light source is passed into the affected skin region. The transimpedance amplifier is used to amplify the output from photodiodes. Then the output from the photodiodes is connected to the Digital Storage Oscilloscope (DSO) in which the waveform shows the variations due to skin cancer.
Keywords: Digital Storage Oscilloscope, Near Infrared Light Source, Photodiodes, Skin Cancer.
Scope of the Article: Optical Communication