Title :
Raman spectroscopic detection of silicone leakage in human breast and lymph node tissues
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
Raman spectroscopy was utilized to study surgical excision specimens of human breast and lymph node tissues from patients with leaking silicone bag-gel breast implants. This may offer a new method of detection to evaluate tissues.
Keywords :
Raman spectroscopy; biological tissues; biomedical measurement; elastomers; gynaecology; infrared spectroscopy; polymer gels; prosthetics; surgery; Raman spectroscopic detection; human breast; lymph node tissues; silicone bag-gel breast implants; silicone leakage; Breast tissue; Humans; Implants; Leak detection; Lymph nodes; Microscopy; Prosthetics; Raman scattering; Spectroscopy; Surgery;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics, 2004. APBP 2004. The Second Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8676-0
DOI :
10.1109/APBP.2004.1412261
