What is Spectrophotometric Intracutaneous Analysis (SIAscopy) - and how does it help in mole analysis?
SIAscopy - EpicDermis When it comes to examining moles for possible skin cancer, traditional checks often rely on surface-level observations: size, shape, border irregularity, colour and change over time. But there is a more advanced, deeper-insight technique Spectrophotometric Intracutaneous Analysis (SIAscopy™) that can look beneath the visible surface of the skin. What is SIAscopy? SIAscopy is a non-invasive, painless scanning method designed to assess pigmented skin lesions (moles) by analysing the interaction of light with skin structures. Using a handheld scanner, the technique emits light onto the skin, and captures the light that is reflected and scattered back. Based on how different skin components absorb or scatter light, SIAscopy generates colour-coded images called SIAscans™. These maps show the relative distribution and location of key skin elements blood (hemoglobin), pigment (melanin), and collagen within the layers of the skin. Because SIAscopy “understands” how ...