Optical properties of skin, subcutaneous, and muscle tissues: a review
The development of optical methods in modern medicine in the areas of diagnostics,
therapy, and surgery has stimulated the investigation of optical properties of various …
therapy, and surgery has stimulated the investigation of optical properties of various …
Body‐Monitoring and health supervision by means of optical fiber‐based sensing systems in medical textiles
Long‐term monitoring with optical fibers has moved into the focus of attention due to the
applicability for medical measurements. Within this Review, setups of flexible, unobtrusive …
applicability for medical measurements. Within this Review, setups of flexible, unobtrusive …
Measurement of the optical properties of fruits and vegetables using spatially resolved hyperspectral diffuse reflectance imaging technique
This paper reports on the measurement of the optical properties of fresh fruits and
vegetables over the visible and short-wave near-infrared region (500–1000nm) using a …
vegetables over the visible and short-wave near-infrared region (500–1000nm) using a …
Monte Carlo-based inverse model for calculating tissue optical properties. Part I: Theory and validation on synthetic phantoms
A flexible and fast Monte Carlo-based model of diffuse reflectance has been developed for
the extraction of the absorption and scattering properties of turbid media, such as human …
the extraction of the absorption and scattering properties of turbid media, such as human …
Diagnosing breast cancer using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and intrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy
Z Volynskaya, AS Haka, KL Bechtel… - … of biomedical optics, 2008 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and intrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy, we have
developed an algorithm that successfully classifies normal breast tissue, fibrocystic change …
developed an algorithm that successfully classifies normal breast tissue, fibrocystic change …
Towards the use of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for real-time in vivo detection of breast cancer during surgery
LL De Boer, TM Bydlon, F Van Duijnhoven… - Journal of translational …, 2018 - Springer
Background Breast cancer surgeons struggle with differentiating healthy tissue from cancer
at the resection margin during surgery. We report on the feasibility of using diffuse …
at the resection margin during surgery. We report on the feasibility of using diffuse …
Advances in quantitative UV–visible spectroscopy for clinical and pre-clinical application in cancer
Methods of optical spectroscopy that provide quantitative, physically or physiologically
meaningful measures of tissue properties are an attractive tool for the study, diagnosis …
meaningful measures of tissue properties are an attractive tool for the study, diagnosis …
Computed tomography for imaging the breast
Despite the success of screening mammography contributing to the reduction of cancer
mortality, a number of other imaging techniques are being studied for breast cancer …
mortality, a number of other imaging techniques are being studied for breast cancer …
Analytical model of light reflectance for extraction of the optical properties in small volumes of turbid media
Monte Carlo simulations and experiments in tissue phantoms were used to empirically
develop an analytical model that characterizes the reflectance spectrum in a turbid medium …
develop an analytical model that characterizes the reflectance spectrum in a turbid medium …
Quantitative Optical Spectroscopy: A Robust Tool for Direct Measurement of Breast Cancer Vascular Oxygenation and Total Hemoglobin Content In vivo
We propose the use of a robust, biopsy needle–based, fiber-optic tool for routine clinical
quantification of tumor oxygenation at the time of diagnostic biopsy for breast cancer. The …
quantification of tumor oxygenation at the time of diagnostic biopsy for breast cancer. The …