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The Application of Bioimpedance Measurements in Basal Cell Skin Cancer (BCC) Diagnosis

Munqith S. Dawood*, Jamal R. Al-Rawi**, Fatimah H. Al-Ani***

* Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq.

** Professor, Dermatovenereology & Community Medicine, Al-Mustansiriya College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq.

*** Laboratory Instructor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq.

Periodicity:November - January'2017
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.6.4.10340

Abstract

The clinical status of the tissue can be diagnosed by measuring its biological electrical impedance (Z), which acts in general as a parallel connection of capacitive and resistive loads. It has a complex value which is strongly related to the effects of different biological factors and diseases. In this experimental clinical work, the electrical LCR-meter was programmed and used for the measurements of the spectral skin bio-impedance (Z) and its detailed components as a noninvasive technique for skin cancer diagnosis. The examinations of nine volunteer patients confirmed that the results of the skin bio-impedance measurements can be used as an important factor to check out whether the infected area is a basal cell skin cancer (BCC).

Keywords

Skin Cancer, Bio-Impedance, BCC, LCR Meter.

How to Cite this Article?

Dawood, M.S., Al-Rawi, J.R., and Al-Ani, F.H. (2017). The Application of Bioimpedance Measurements in Basal Cell Skin Cancer (BCC) Diagnosis. i-manager’s Journal on Nursing, 6(4), 14-19. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.6.4.10340

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