The Use of Ultrasound Scanners in Skin Tumor Removal

Skin Tumor diagnoses are on the rise as a result of increased ultraviolet ray exposure and an aging population. The surgical excision of skin cancer, including normal tissue, has become common, and determining the appropriate safety margin is critical.

For skin cancers that have not spread, surgery to remove the entire tumor may be sufficient, and no other treatment may be required. Skin cancers on the head and neck are the most common and are frequently treated with Mohs surgery.

Mohs surgery removes skin cancer while preserving as much healthy tissue as possible, which is especially important when the cancer is near the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands, feet, and genitals.

Ultrasonography can accurately determine the width and thickness of skin cancer and forecast the safety margins of a broad excision. Preoperative ultrasonography is a useful diagnostic tool for surgical planning.

In clinical practice, a high-frequency transducer with a frequency range of 7.5 to 12–15 MHz is commonly used to estimate the thickness of a skin tumor. As a result, our medical research and development team strongly recommends the USB Linear Ultrasound Scanner: 6-15MHz USB-UL3.

The USB 6-5 MHz Linear Ultrasound Probe UL3 has multiple frequencies ranging from 5 to 12MHz and a scanning mode of B, B+B, B+m with high-resolution imaging to detect all types of skin cancer.

Ultrasonography is very effective in locating tumors because it shows the exact location of the tumor in the body. It can also assist a doctor in performing a biopsy, which is the removal of a small amount of tissue for examination.

Reference: Usefulness of ultrasonography in determining the surgical excision margin in non-melanocytic skin cancer, High‐frequency ultrasound for diagnosing skin cancer in adults,

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