Title :
Image-guided breast biopsy with optical coherence tomography
Author :
Iftimia, N. ; Mujat, M. ; Hicks, A. ; Patel, A. ; Biss, D. ; Ferguson, R.D. ; Hammer, D.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Sci., Inc., Andover, MA, USA
Abstract :
We present the development and preliminary testing of a breast biopsy guidance approach based on optical coherence tomography. The detailed description of the instrumentation and the preliminary results on an animal model of breast cancer will be discussed.
Keywords :
biological organs; biomedical optical imaging; cancer; graphical user interfaces; gynaecology; medical image processing; optical tomography; animal model; automated data processing; breast cancer; graphical user interface; image-guided breast biopsy; optical coherence tomography; Biomedical optical imaging; Biopsy; Cancer; Coherence; Fiber optics; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; breast biopsy guidance; breast cancer; optical coherence tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
