Improving Melanoma Diagnosis with Pump-Probe Optical Imaging

Duke University, Durham NC

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Abstract

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the research is to use a pump-probe microscopy system to find statistically significant variations between melanomas that did and did not develop metastases. This information will be used to develop automated classification algorithms to find robust molecular and structural features with strong predictive power. These insights will enable a retrospective study of melanoma and sentinel node biopsies, that can be used to validate the findings. By the end of the project, it is expected that there will be statistically significant evidence that pump-probe microscopy can substantially improve the diagnostic accuracy of histopathology.