DocumentCode
1898037
Title
A novel micro optical probe for early diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancers
Author
Garcia-Uribe, A. ; Balareddy, K.C. ; Zou, J. ; Wang, K.K. ; Wang, L.V.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX
fYear
2008
fDate
26-29 Oct. 2008
Firstpage
910
Lastpage
913
Abstract
In this paper, we present the development of a new micro fiber optical sensor probe with side viewing capability for early diagnosis of cancers in upper gastrointestinal tract. The probe consists of a oblique incidence source and a collection array of microfabricated curved SU-8 waveguides for collecting spatially resolved diffuse reflectance from tissue surface. The probe has been used to measure ex-vivo esophagus specimens to differentiate cancerous tissues from benign ones.
Keywords
bio-optics; cancer; probes; reflectivity; SU-8 waveguides; diffuse reflectance; early diagnosis; esophagus; microoptical probe; optical sensor probe; tissue surface; upper gastrointestinal cancer; Cancer; Gastrointestinal tract; Optical fiber sensors; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Probes; Reflectivity; Spatial resolution; Surface waves;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Sensors, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location
Lecce
ISSN
1930-0395
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2580-8
Electronic_ISBN
1930-0395
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICSENS.2008.4716589
Filename
4716589
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