Electrical impedance scanning: a new approach to skin cancer diagnosis

Background/aims: Skin cancer diagnosis depends, to a great extent, on visual inspection and histopathological examination of excised tissues. The aim of this study is to evaluate the ability of electrical impedance scanning to differentiate between benign and malignant skin lesions.

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