The World Cancer Day takes place every year on February 4. It aims to prevent millions of deaths each year by raising awareness and education about cancer, and pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action against the disease.
In this video we show why the researchers at Leibniz University Hannover use polarized light for imaging of the human skin. The cross-polarization filters specular reflections at the uppermost skin layer and enables the team to look deeper into the skin. This is of importance for the early detection of melanoma.
Each one of the iToBoS full-body scanners features 15 cameras that will take pictures of different regions of the patient’s body. To cover these regions with high resolution, the cameras will be distributed in 5 arches and will scan their region thanks to several motors.
The University of Girona has been developing an iToBoS scanner simulator to show how the scanning process works, both internally (what the underlying algorithms essentially do) and externally (movement of the bed and cameras).
In this video Prof. Dr. Bernhard Roth talks about the future of optics with focus on the Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD at Leibniz University Hannover, technical partner of iToBoS project.
As mentioned in previous blog posts, we continue with interesting topics regarding standards of medical devices.
This video introduces the application of novel optical technologies in the fight against skin cancer of the international project iToBoS.
L’intelligence artificielle permet de répondre aux diverses problématiques démographiques liées à la santé. Elle contribue à améliorer le quotidien de plusieurs centaines de milliers de personnes. L’intelligence artificielle médicale accompagne et améliore de nombreuses vies à travers le monde.
There are some curiosities that show the IEC60601-1 standard regarding the general requirements for safety and essential performance of medical devices.
You would think melanoma screening and diagnosis would be straightforward – after all, the skin is your most visible organ and doesn’t need surgery, endoscopes or x-rays to examine.