Title :
Characterization of biopsy samples with optical computed tomography
Author :
Zacharakis, Giannis ; Spiliopoulos, George ; Favicchio, Rosy ; Ripoll, Jorge ; Kokolakis, Athanasios ; Lasithiotakis, Konstantinos ; Krasagakis, Konstantinos ; Giannikaki, Elpida ; Toska, Androniki
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron. Struct. & Laser, Found. for Res. & Technol. Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
Abstract :
Multimodal photonic imaging has been applied for the accurate investigation of biological specimens ranging from biopsy samples to small animals, providing direct imaging of physiology and pathology during disease progression, e.g. cancer proliferation.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; cancer; computerised tomography; image reconstruction; medical image processing; optical tomography; 3D reconstructions; biological specimens; biopsy samples; cancer proliferation; disease progression; multimodal photonic imaging; optical computed tomography; pathology; physiology; small animals; Attenuation; Biomedical optical imaging; Biopsy; Optical attenuators; Optical imaging; Optical scattering;
Conference_Titel :
BioPhotonics, 2011 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Parma
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9836-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9835-2
DOI :
10.1109/IWBP.2011.5954796
