Title :
Optical spectroscopy vs. the surgical suite [cancer detection]
Author :
Richards-Kortum, Rebecca ; Mahadevan-Jansen, Anita ; Ramanujam, Nimmi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
fDate :
7/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel non-invasive technique for detecting cancer and precancer offers a viable adjunct to biopsies. Here, we summarize the principles of optical spectroscopy and present some of the highlights obtained with the successful application of fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy for cancer and precancer detection
Keywords :
Raman spectroscopy; fluorescence spectroscopy; patient diagnosis; Raman spectroscopy; biopsy; cancer detection; clinical diagnosis; fluorescence spectroscopy; human tissue; noninvasive technique; optical spectroscopy; precancer detection; Absorption; Biomedical optical imaging; Biopsy; Cancer detection; Energy states; Fluorescence; Optical scattering; Raman scattering; Spectroscopy; Surgery;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Devices Magazine, IEEE
