Title :
Coherence imaging for early cancer detection
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
