Malta Café Scientifique – More than skin deep: Can body heat help find skin cancer?
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🇬🇧 For many people with a suspicious skin lesion, reaching a diagnosis can be a long and uncertain process. After an initial consultation, patients may be referred to hospital, where lesions are removed and sent for histopathological analysis. While essential, this pathway can involve weeks of waiting, causing anxiety and placing significant demands on hospital resources.
ThermaScan explores whether thermal imaging, combined with artificial intelligence and computer vision, could provide a fast, non-invasive, radiation-free triage tool. This project aims to distinguish lesions requiring immediate intervention from those that may be safely monitored, complementing traditional dermatological examinations.
At this Café Scientifique, we will explore the science behind thermal imaging, how algorithms detect patterns invisible to the human eye, and the challenges of research at the intersection of medicine, engineering, and AI.
Could our body’s natural heat become an ally in the fight against skin cancer? Join us to find out.
🇲🇹 Għal ħafna nies b’ qata’ suspettuża fil-ġilda, il-proċess biex jinkiseb rizultat jista’ jkun twil u mimli inċertezza. Wara konsultazzjoni inizjali, il-pazjenti jistgħu jiġu riferuti l-isptar, fejn il-leżjonijiet jitneħħew u jintbagħtu għall-analiżi mediċi. Għalkemm din il-proċedura hija essenzjali, tista’ tinvolvi ġimgħat ta’ stennija, li jikkawżaw ansjetà u jqiegħdu pressjoni sinifikanti fuq ir-riżorsi tal-isptar.
ThermaScan qed jesplora jekk l-immaġni termali, flimkien mal-intelliġenza artifiċjali u l-viżjoni bil-kompjuter, tistax tipprovdi għodda ta’ triage rapida, mhux invażiva u mingħajr radjazzjoni. Dan il-proġett għandu l-għan li jiddistingwi bejn leżjonijiet li jeħtieġu intervent immedjat u dawk li jistgħu jiġu mmonitorjati b’mod sikur, filwaqt li jikkomplementa l-eżamijiet dermatoloġiċi tradizzjonali.
F’dan il-Café Scientifique, se nesploraw ix-xjenza wara l-immaġni termali, kif l-algoritmi jidentifikaw xejriet li huma inviżibbli għall-għajn tal-bniedem, u l-isfidi tar-riċerka fl-intersezzjoni bejn il-mediċina, l-inġinerija u l-intelliġenza artifiċjali.
Tista’ s-sħana naturali ta’ ġisimna ssir alleata fil-ġlieda kontra l-kanċer tal-ġilda? Ingħaqad magħna biex tiskopriha.
🗓️ Tuesday 13th October , 7:00PM
📍 Studio B, Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta
🌐 https://spazjukreattiv.org/event/malta-cafe-scientifique-more-than-skin-deep-can-body-heat-help-find-skin-cancer/
🤝 This project is part of the Spazju Kreattiv programme 2026-27 and in partnership with Malta Chamber of Scientists, Steam and L-Universita ta’ Malta
ThermaScan explores whether thermal imaging, combined with artificial intelligence and computer vision, could provide a fast, non-invasive, radiation-free triage tool. This project aims to distinguish lesions requiring immediate intervention from those that may be safely monitored, complementing traditional dermatological examinations.
At this Café Scientifique, we will explore the science behind thermal imaging, how algorithms detect patterns invisible to the human eye, and the challenges of research at the intersection of medicine, engineering, and AI.
Could our body’s natural heat become an ally in the fight against skin cancer? Join us to find out.
🇲🇹 Għal ħafna nies b’ qata’ suspettuża fil-ġilda, il-proċess biex jinkiseb rizultat jista’ jkun twil u mimli inċertezza. Wara konsultazzjoni inizjali, il-pazjenti jistgħu jiġu riferuti l-isptar, fejn il-leżjonijiet jitneħħew u jintbagħtu għall-analiżi mediċi. Għalkemm din il-proċedura hija essenzjali, tista’ tinvolvi ġimgħat ta’ stennija, li jikkawżaw ansjetà u jqiegħdu pressjoni sinifikanti fuq ir-riżorsi tal-isptar.
ThermaScan qed jesplora jekk l-immaġni termali, flimkien mal-intelliġenza artifiċjali u l-viżjoni bil-kompjuter, tistax tipprovdi għodda ta’ triage rapida, mhux invażiva u mingħajr radjazzjoni. Dan il-proġett għandu l-għan li jiddistingwi bejn leżjonijiet li jeħtieġu intervent immedjat u dawk li jistgħu jiġu mmonitorjati b’mod sikur, filwaqt li jikkomplementa l-eżamijiet dermatoloġiċi tradizzjonali.
F’dan il-Café Scientifique, se nesploraw ix-xjenza wara l-immaġni termali, kif l-algoritmi jidentifikaw xejriet li huma inviżibbli għall-għajn tal-bniedem, u l-isfidi tar-riċerka fl-intersezzjoni bejn il-mediċina, l-inġinerija u l-intelliġenza artifiċjali.
Tista’ s-sħana naturali ta’ ġisimna ssir alleata fil-ġlieda kontra l-kanċer tal-ġilda? Ingħaqad magħna biex tiskopriha.
🗓️ Tuesday 13th October , 7:00PM
📍 Studio B, Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta
🌐 https://spazjukreattiv.org/event/malta-cafe-scientifique-more-than-skin-deep-can-body-heat-help-find-skin-cancer/
🤝 This project is part of the Spazju Kreattiv programme 2026-27 and in partnership with Malta Chamber of Scientists, Steam and L-Universita ta’ Malta
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