A comparative study of photoacoustic and reflectance methods for determination of epidermal melanin content.

نویسندگان

  • John A Viator
  • Jason Komadina
  • Lars O Svaasand
  • Guillermo Aguilar
  • Bernard Choi
  • J Stuart Nelson
چکیده

Although epidermal melanin content has been quantified non-invasively using visible reflectance spectroscopy (VRS), there is currently no way to determine melanin distribution in the epidermis. We have developed a photoacoustic probe that uses a Q-switched, frequency-doubled Nd:YAG (neodymium, yttrium, aluminum, garnet) laser operating at 532 nm to generate acoustic pulses in skin in vivo. The probe contained a piezoelectric element that detected photoacoustic waves that were then analyzed for epidermal melanin content using a photoacoustic melanin index (PAMI). Melanin content was compared between results of photoacoustics and VRS. Spectra from human skin were fitted to a model based on diffusion theory that included parameters for epidermal thickness, melanin content, hair color and density, and dermal blood content. Ten human subjects with skin phototypes I-VI were tested using the photoacoustic probe and VRS. A plot of PAMI v. VRS showed a good linear fit with r2=0.85. Photoacoustic and VRS measurements are shown for a human subject with vitiligo, indicating that melanin was almost completely absent. We present preliminary modeling for photoacoustic probe design and analysis necessary for depth profiling of epidermal melanin.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of investigative dermatology

دوره 122 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004