Characterization of the Biomechanical Properties of Skin Using Vibrational Optical Coherence Tomography: Do Changes in the Biomechanical Properties of Skin Stroma Reflect Structural Changes in the Extracellular Matrix of Cancerous Lesions?

Early detection of skin cancer is of critical importance since the five-year survival rate for early detected skin malignancies is 99% but drops to 27% for cancer that has spread to distant lymph nodes and other organs. Over 2.5 million benign skin biopsies (55% of the total) are performed each year...

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Main Authors: Frederick H. Silver, Nikita Kelkar, Tanmay Deshmukh, Kelly Ritter, Nicole Ryan, Hari Nadiminti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/11/1712