Title :
Molecular imaging with terahertz waves
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
A novel terahertz molecular imaging technique using nanoparticle probes is discussed in terms of sensitivity, resolution, and quantification. The in-vivo diagnostic results of cancers are also presented as an example.
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; cancer; molecular biophysics; patient diagnosis; terahertz wave imaging; cancer in-vivo diagnostic results; nanoparticle probes; terahertz molecular imaging technique; terahertz waves; Molecular imaging; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Positron emission tomography; Probes; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612681
