Biomedical and Biophotonics Publications

Conference Articles

• Journal Articles
  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Varsa, P.M.
    Angiogenesis-elicited spectral responses of early invasive skin melanoma:
    Implications for the evaluation of lesion progression, (Graphical Abstract)
    Journal of Biophotonics, Volume 17, Issue 10, pp. 2024002081:1-13, October, 2024.

  • Askew, S.W.; Baranoski, G.V.G.
    On the Dysfunctional Hemoglobins and Cyanosis Connection: Practical Implications
    for the Clinical Detection and Differentiation of Methemoglobinemia and Sulfhemoglobinemia
    Biomedical Optics Express, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 3284-3305, July, 2018.

  • Van Leeuwen, S.R.; Baranoski, G.V.G.
    Elucidating the Contribution of Rayleigh Scattering to the Bluish Appearance of Veins (Supplemental Information),
    Journal of Biomedical Optics, Volume 23, Issue 2, pp. 025001:1-17, February, 2018.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G.; Dey,A.; Chen,T.F.
    Assessing the Sensitivity of Human Skin Hyperspectral Responses to Increasing Anemia Severity Levels
    Journal of Biomedical Optics, Volume 20, Number 9, pp. 095002:1-14, August, 2015.

  • Cavalcanti,P.G.;Scharcanski,J.;Baranoski,G.V.G.
    A two-stage approach for discriminating melanocytic skin lesions using standard cameras
    Expert Systems with Applications, Volume 40, Issue 10, pp. 4054-4064, August, 2013.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G.; Chen,T.F.; Kimmel,B.; Miranda,E.; Yim,D.
    On the noninvasive optical monitoring and differentiation of methemoglobinemia and sulfhemoglobinemia (Errata for Fig. 2)
    Journal of Biomedical Optics, Volume 17, Number 9, pp. 097005:1-14, September, 2012.

  • Northam,L.; Baranoski,G.V.G.
    A novel first principles approach for the estimation of the sieve factor of blood samples
    Optics Express, Volume 18, Issue 7, pp. 7456-7469, March, 2010.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G. ``Modeling Light and Skin Interactions: Pitfalls and Perspectives'',
    Skin Research & Technology, Volume 16, Number 4, pp. 452, 2010.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G.; Lam,M.W.Y.
    Qualitative Assessment of Undetectable Melanin Distribution in Lightly Pigmented Irides
    Journal of Biomedical Optics, Volume 12, Issue 3, pp. 030501:1-3, May/June, 2007.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G.; Krishnaswamy,A.; Kimmel,B.
    An investigation on the use of data-driven scattering profiles in Monte Carlo simulations
    of ultraviolet light propagation in skin tissues
    Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 49, Number 20, pp. 4799-4809, October, 2004.

• Conference Articles
  • Baranoski, G.V.G.
    Spectral Differentiation of Β-Carotene Accumulation Patterns in Skin Tissues with Distinct Levels of Constitutive Pigmentation
    In: Proceedings of the 47th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC),
    Copenhagen, Denmark - July 14 to 17, 2025, pp. 11253357:1-5.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.
    On the Processes Leading to Carotenemia-Elicited Changes in the Spectral Responses and Chromatic Attributes of Human Skin (Errata)
    In: Proceedings of the 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC),
    Orlando, Florida, USA - July 15 to 19, 2024, pp. 10782225:1-7.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Van Leeuwen, S.R.;
    Examining the Impact of Sample Thickness Variations on the Hyperspectral Radiometric Responses of Flowing Blood (Presentation Slides)
    In: Proceedings of the 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC),
    Glasgow, Scotland, UK - July 11 to 15, 2022, pp. 4727-4730.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Varsa, P.M.
    In Silico Assessment of Tanning Masking Effects on Skin Chromatic Attributes Elicited by Anemia and Hyperbilirubinemia (Presentation Slides)
    In: Proceedings of the 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC),
    Glasgow, Scotland, UK - July 11 to 15, 2022, pp. 4716-4722.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Chen, T.F.
    On the Sensitivity of Skin Spectral Responses to Variations in the Thickness of the Cutaneous Tissues (Video)
    In: Proceedings of the 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC),
    Virtual Conference, October 31 - November 4, 2021, pp. 4263-4267.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Chen, Alencar, P.; Van Leeuwen, S.R.; Chen, T.F.
    Tanning-Elicited Variations in the Ultraviolet Absorption Spectra of the Cutaneous Tissues: Skin Photobiology and Photomedicine Implications (Errata) (Video)
    In: Proceedings of the 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC),
    Virtual Conference, October 31 - November 4, 2021, pp. 4268-4273.

  • Chen,T.F.; Baranoski,G.V.G.
    A Physiologically-Based Framework for the Simulation of Skin Tanning Dynamics (Preprint, Video & Presentation Slides)
    Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 10877, Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics XVI: Tissue and Cell Dynamics
    SPIE Photonics West - BiOS, San Francisco, USA
    Eds. V.V. Tuchin, M.J. Leahy, R.W. Wang, March, 2019, pp. 108770H-1-20.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Chen, T.F., Varsa, P.
    On the Effective Differentiation and Monitoring of Variable Degrees of Hyperbilirubinemia Severity Through Noninvasive Screening Protocols
    In: Proceedings of the 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC),
    Honolulu, HI, USA, July, 2018, pp. 4981-4986.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Chen, T.F., Van Leeuwen, S.R.
    Unveiling the Impact of Distinct Melanosome Arrangements on the Attenuation of Cancer-Inducing Ultraviolet Radiation
    In: Proceedings of the 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC),
    Honolulu, HI, USA, July, 2018, pp. 6153-6157.

  • Van Leeuwen, S.R.; Baranoski, G.V.G.
    Identifying the Optical Phenomena Responsible for the Blue Appearance of Veins
    Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 10367, Light in Nature VI
    2017 Optical Engineering + Applications Conference, Light in Nature VI Program, San Diego, USA
    Eds. Joseph A. Shaw, Katherine Creath, Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan, pp. 103670F-1-15, August, 2017.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Van Leeuwen, S.R.; Chen, T.F.
    Elucidating the Biophysical Processes Responsible for the Chromatic Attributes of Peripheral Cyanosis
    In: Proceedings of the 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC),
    Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, July, 2017, pp. 90-95.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Van Leeuwen, S.R.; Chen, T.F.
    On the Detection of Peripheral Cyanosis in Individuals with Distinct Levels of Cutaneous Pigmentation
    In: Proceedings of the 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC),
    Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, July, 2017, pp. 4260-4264.

  • Van Leeuwen, S.R.; Baranoski, G.V.G.; Kimmel, B.W.
    In Silico Investigation of the Effects of Hemolysis of the Hyperspectral Absorptance of Blood in Motion
    In: Proceedings of the 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC),
    Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, July, 2017, pp. 2724-2727.

  • Van Leeuwen, S.R.; Baranoski, G.V.G.; Kimmel, B.W.
    Three-Wavelength Method for the Optical Differentiation of Methemoglobin and Sulfhemoglobin in Oxygenated Blood
    In: Proceedings of the 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC),
    Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, July, 2017, pp. 4570-4573.

  • Chen,T.F.; Baranoski,G.V.G.
    Effective Compression and Reconstruction of Human Skin Hyperspectral Reflectance Databases
    In: Proceedings of the 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC),
    Milan, Italy, August, 2015, pp.7027-7030.

  • Chen,T.F.; Baranoski,G.V.G.
    Melanosome Distribution Patterns Affecting Skin Reflectance: Implications for the In Vivo Estimation of Epidermal Melanin Content
    In: Proceedings of the 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC),
    Milan, Italy, August, 2015, pp. 4415-4418.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G.; Chen,T.F.
    On the Identification and Interpretation of Human Skin Spectral Responses Under Adverse Environmental Conditions (Errata)
    In: Proceedings of the 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC),
    Milan, Italy, August, 2015, pp. 845-848.

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