Title :
Near infrared scanning imaging of cancerous and normal prostate tissues enhanced by a receptor-targeted contrast agent (Cytate) and independent component analysis
Author :
Pu, Yang ; Wang, W.B. ; Achilefu, S. ; Xu, Min ; Alfano, R.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., City Coll. of the City Univ. of New York, New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
Cytate, a receptor-targeted contrast agent and independent component analysis (ICA) was used to enhance the contrast between a pair of stained small pieces of cancerous and normal prostate tissues embedded in large piece normal tissue.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical materials; biomedical optical imaging; cancer; independent component analysis; infrared imaging; organic compounds; cancerous prostate tissue; cytate; independent component analysis; near infrared scanning imaging; normal prostate tissue; receptor-targeted contrast agent; Biomedical optical imaging; Integrated optics; Optical buffering; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
