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Imaging in Dermatology covers a large number of topics in dermatological imaging, the use of lasers in dermatology studies, and the implications of using these technologies in research. Written by the experts working in these exciting fields, the book explicitly addresses not only current applications of nanotechnology, but also discusses future trends of these ever-growing and rapidly changing fields, providing clinicians and researchers with a clear understanding of the advantages and challenges of laser and imaging technologies in skin medicine today, along with the cellular and molecular effects of these technologies.

Outlines the fundamentals of imaging and lasers for dermatology in clinical and research settings
Provides knowledge of current and future applications of dermatological imaging and lasers
Coherently structured book written by the experts working in the fields covered

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´1. Introduction Michael R. Hamblin, Pinar Avci and Gaurav K. Gupta

2. The role of clinical photography in dermatology Alexis Sidoroff

3. Dermoscopy Aimilios Lallas, Zoe Apalla, Elizabeth Lazaridou, and Demetrios Ioannides

4. Trichoscopy: The dermatologist´s third eye Uday Khopkar and Nilam Jain

5. Dermatoscopic correlates of nail apparatus disease Sara Leite de Azevedo Campos and André Jacinto Garcez de Lencastre

6. Optical Coherence Tomography for Skin Cancer and Actinic Keratosis Lotte Themstrup, and Gregor B.E. Jemec

7. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging of Skin Scarring and Fibrosis Andrew Mamalis, Derek Ho and Jared Jagdeo

8. Polarization Speckles and Skin Applications Tim K. Lee, Lioudmila Tchvialeva, Igor Markhvida, Haishan Zeng, Alexander Doronin, Igor Meglinski and David I. McLean

9. New Developments in Fluorescence Diagnostics Juraj Hegyi and V. Hegyi

10. Ex vivo fluorescence microscopy: clinical applications in dermatology and surgical pathology Caterina Longo, Stefano Gardini, Simonetta Piana, Fabio Castagnetti, Giuseppe Argenziano, Giovanni Pellacani and Moira Ragazzi

11. Coherent Raman Scattering Micros-copy in Dermatological Imaging Hequn Wang and Conor L. Evans

12. Rapid real-time Raman spectroscopy and imaging-guided confocal Raman spectroscopy for in vivo skin evaluation and diagnosis Jianhua Zhao, Harvey Lui, David I. McLean and Haishan Zeng

13. Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Intradermal Measurements Keren Chen, Yihong Ong, Clement Yuen and Quan Liu

14. Broadband Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Charles H. Camp Jr.

15. In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Dermatology Ivette Alarcon, Caterina Longo and Salvador González

16. Hyperspectral and Multispectral Imaging in Dermatology Fartash Vasefi, Nicholas MacKinnon and Daniel L. Farkas

17. Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy and Imaging Austin J. Moy and James W. Tunnell

18. Spectral Imaging in Dermatology Derek Ho, Ekaterina Kraeva, Jared Jagdeo, and Richard M Levenson

19. Applications of Multi-Photon Microscopy in Dermatology Peter T. C. So, Elijah Yew and Christopher Rowlands

20. Non-linear microscopy in clinical dermatology Riccardo Cicchi, Dimitrios Kapsokalyvas, and Francesco Saverio Pavone

21. Non-invasive topical in vivo imaging of skin: confocal reflectance microscopy and polarized light imaging Steven L. Jacques

22. Polarization Optical Imaging of Skin Pathology and Ageing Anna N. Yaroslavsky, Xin Feng and Victor A. Neel

23. Mechanical characterization of skin using surface acoustic waves Chunhui Li, Guangying Guan, Ruikang Wang and Zhihong Huang

24. Photoacoustic tomography in the Diagnosis of Melanoma Yong Zhou and Lihong V. Wang

25. Ultrasound Imaging in Dermatology Ximena Wortsman

26. Optoacoustic Imaging of Skin Mathias Schwarz, Juan Aguirre, Murad Omar and Vasilis Ntziachristos

27. Use of Total Body Photograph and Serial Digital Dermoscopy in Dermatology Brian W. Petersen and H. William Higgins II

28. Functional MRI Advances to Reveal the Hidden Networks behind the Cerebral Processing of Itch Alexandru D. P. Papoiu

29. Magnetic Resonance Microscopy of Skin Katharina Eva Göbel 30. The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Anogenital Hidradenitis Suppurativa Olwen Westerland, Geoff Charles-Edwards, Vicky Goh and Nyreen Griffin

31. Thermal imaging in dermatology, a review of current technologies and applications Mathias Bonmarin and Frédérique-Anne Le Gal

32. The Role of PET/CT in Cutaneous Melanoma Austin C. Bourgeois, Alexander S Pasiak and Yong C. Bradley

33. Molecular imaging of Merkel Cell Carcinoma Volkan Beylergil, Julio Arevalo Perez, Joseph R. Osborne

34. Imaging in Merkel cell carcinoma Lorenz Kadletz, Stefan F. Nemec, and Bobam M. Erovic

35. Images of Cutaneous Lymphoma Alavi Abass, Tom Werner, Sara Fardin and Saeid Gholami

36. Imaging Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carci

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