Identification of Cancerous Skin Lesions Using Vibrational Optical Coherence Tomography (VOCT): Use of VOCT in Conjunction with Machine Learning to Diagnose …

FH Silver, A Mesica, M Gonzalez-Mercedes… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Skin cancer detection is an important problem since it is the most common
form of cancer in the US and the number of cases is increasing in the US and worldwide …

[HTML][HTML] The Contribution of the Limbus and Collagen Fibrils to Corneal Biomechanical Properties: Estimation of the Low-Strain In Vivo Elastic Modulus and Tissue …

FH Silver, T Deshmukh, D Benedetto, M Asfaw… - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
We have compared the biomechanical properties of human and porcine corneas using
vibrational optical coherence tomography (VOCT). The elastic modulus of the cornea has …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement of the Elastic Modulus of Cornea, Sclera and Limbus: The Importance of the Corneal-Limbus-Scleral Biomechanical Unit

FH Silver, T Deshmukh, D Benedetto… - Frontiers in Bioscience …, 2022 - imrpress.com
Background: Energy storage, transmission and dissipation are important considerations of
normal mechanical homeostasis. In this paper we present a new technique termed …

[HTML][HTML] Validity and Advantages of Three-Dimensional High-Frequency Ultrasound in Dermatological Evaluation

M Kinoshita-Ise, T Ida, T Iwasaki, H Iwazaki, K Yokota… - Diagnostics, 2025 - mdpi.com
Background/Objectives: High-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) has been reported to be useful
for the diagnosis of cutaneous diseases; however, its two-dimensional nature limits the …

“Fingerprinting” Benign and Cancerous Skin Lesions Using Vibrational Optical Coherence Tomography: Differentiation among Cancerous Lesion Types Based on the …

FH Silver, T Deshmukh, N Ryan, A Romm, H Nadiminti - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, we use vibrational optical coherence tomography (VOCT) to examine the
morphology and stiffness of benign and cancerous lesions. Lesion images and 3D plots of …

Melanin Stacking Differences in Pigmented and Non-Pigmented Melanomas: Quantitative Differentiation between Pigmented and Non-Pigmented Melanomas Based …

FH Silver, T Deshmukh, H Nadiminti, I Tan - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cutaneous melanoma is a cancer with metastatic potential characterized by varying
amounts of pigment-producing melanocytes, and it is one of the most aggressive and fatal …

Metaverse for Healthcare: Possible Potential Applications (Virtual Reality Technologies), Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions

H Asif, R Zahid, U Bashir, W Afzal, M Firdous… - Metaverse …, 2024 - igi-global.com
Abstract 2021 is known as the first Year of the Metaverse, and around the world, internet
giants are eager to devote themselves to it. Metaverse is the augmented virtual world formed …

[HTML][HTML] Noninvasive Skin Cancer Screening Using Vibrational Optical Coherence Tomography: Differentiation Between Cancerous and Other Lesions Based on …

FH Silver, T Deshmukh - Cancer Screening and Prevention, 2022 - xiahepublishing.com
Methods Mechanovibrational spectra were normalized by dividing by the largest peak of the
different skin lesions. Differences in peak heights between actinic keratosis, basal cell …

[HTML][HTML] Differences Between Edges and Centers of Melanomas Using Vibrational Optical Coherence Tomography: The Effects of Critical Lesion Size

FH Silver, T Deshmukh, K Ritter, H Nadiminti - scibasejournals.org
Abstract Vibrational Optical Coherence Tomography (VOCT) is a new technique to
noninvasively characterize skin cancers. We have previously shown that skin cancers …

[HTML][HTML] Use of Vibrational Optical Coherence Tomography to Noninvasively Differentiate Between Benign Fibrotic Tissue and Fibrosis Associated with Melanoma

FH Silver, T Deshmukh… - 21st Century …, 2023 - 21stcenturycardiology.com
In this study we report the use of vibrational optical coherence tomography to compare
fibrosis in a skin lesion to that observed in a melanoma. Using vibrational optical coherence …