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Canfield’s RBX Technology
Detects Red and Brown Skin Conditions
BY BOB KRONEMYER, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Enhanced detection, visualization University of Medicine and Dentistry of
and analysis of subsurface melanin and New Jersey in Newark (U.S.).
vascular conditions are now a reality,
thanks to RBX™ technology from RBX images can also be used during
Canfield Imaging Systems (Fairfield, patient consultations. “You can sit
New Jersey, U.S.). RBX software and patients down and show them very
hardware, which targets vascular and clearly their defects, which in a regular
melanin conditions, is incorporated into full scale photograph may be very hard
three of the company’s imaging sys- for the patient to see,” Dr. DiBernardo
tems: VISIA Complexion Analysis, noted. “I think patients are surprised by
OMNIA Facial Imaging and VISIA-CR what we can do with RBX because they
for research imaging. Mirror software never really thought about anything like
also now includes RBX red and brown this. I share all images with my patients
image processing that leverages because I am confident in our treatment
VISIA Complexion Analysis System with RBX Technology Canfield’s extensive experience with technologies.”
color science.
In addition, Dr. DiBernardo uses RBX
“RBX parallels our clinical treatment technology to train physicians on treat-
technologies,” said Barry DiBernardo, ment technologies. “When I conduct
M.D., a plastic surgeon in private prac- workshops or lectures on what we are try-
“It tells you how tice in Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. “For ing to accomplish with intense pulsed light
instance, we use a programmable light (IPL), for example, attendees can under-
well each treatment source to specifically target red colors
and brown colors. RBX allows us to bet-
stand and see it better with RBX,” he said.
is doing – how ter ascertain the efficacy of treatment.
Before, we would take generalized pho- Barry DiBernardo, M.D.
tography, for which you would see Clinical Associate Professor
much you are clear- some brown spots and some red spots, of Plastic Surgery
University of Medicine and
but it really wasn’t clear and it didn’t
ing from each ses- really stand out. We now have visuali-
Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, NJ, USA
zation technology that truly brings these
sion. It also tells you colored spots to the forefront.”
RBX was particularly beneficial in
when you have RBX’s cross-polarization provides
greater skin detail and subsurface infor-
treating one recent patient of Dr.
DiBernardo’s who was darker skinned
mation. Color space processing sepa- with some red blood vessels. “These
completed enough rates red and brown skin components. blood vessels were difficult to visualize
As a result, treatment is more effica- with the naked eye,” Dr. DiBernardo
treatments, in both cious, according to Dr. DiBernardo. RBX recounted. “RBX allowed us to bring out
imaging also helps with treatment fol- the red areas, such that we could clear-
red and brown.” low-up. “It tells you how well each treat-
ment is doing – how much you are
ly define where we were going to treat
with a light-based system.”
clearing from each session. It also tells
you when you have completed enough The systems which employ RBX imag-
treatments, in both red and brown.” ing are compact and sit on a tabletop or
on a portable cart. “Over the years, we
Common aesthetic indications that have made great progress in light-
are red include telangiectasis and based systems to treat patients clinically.
rosacea, while brown discolorations But unless the imaging technology
include solar lentigines and melasma. keeps up with the treatment technology,
“RBX filters out the specific treatment we cannot document our progress. RBX
targets in the photographic data,” said is a perfect example of how imaging
Dr. DiBernardo, a clinical associate technology is keeping up with treatment
professor of plastic surgery at the technology,” Dr. DiBernado explained.
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