• DocumentCode
    1645487
  • Title

    Coherence imaging for early cancer detection

  • Author

    Wax, Adam

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We have developed multiple spectroscopic coherence imaging methods to assess pre-cancerous states by isolating scattering signatures from specific tissue locations. We describe the basis, validation and development of the approaches and recent clinical results.
  • Keywords
    biomedical optical imaging; cancer; light scattering; optical tomography; early cancer detection; isolating scattering signatures; multiple spectroscopic coherence imaging methods; optical coherence tomography; precancerous states; specific tissue locations; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical optical imaging; Coherence; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Optimized production technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6325356