Title :
Combining near-infrared autofluorescence and Raman spectroscopy improves the in vivo detection of cervical precancer
Author :
Huang, Zhiwei ; Mo, Jianhua ; Zheng, Wei ; Low, Jeffrey ; Ng, Joseph ; Ilancheran, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bioeng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility of combining near-infrared (NIR) autofluorescence and Raman spectroscopy to enhance the in vivo detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
Keywords :
Raman spectroscopy; biological organs; biomedical measurement; cancer; fluorescence spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy; patient diagnosis; tumours; NIR autofluorescence spectroscopic measurement; cervical cancer diagnosis; cervical intraepithelial neoplasia detection; in vivo NIR Raman spectroscopic measurement; in vivo cervical precancer detection; Biomedical optical imaging; Cancer; In vivo; Lesions; Neoplasms; Optical scattering; Polynomials; Probes; Raman scattering; Spectroscopy; (170.5660) Raman spectroscopy; 170.6510) Spectroscopy, tissue diagnostics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
